Therapy Options

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is focused on changing how you relate to your thoughts and how those thoughts affect your behavior.

• Indicated for treatment of anxiety disorder, panic attacks, bipolar disorder, or depression; And for peri-partum and post-partum anxiety and depressive disorders
• An evidence based therapy (EBT) which means it has been researched to be effective for the areas it treats

A spin-off from CBT, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy uses skills based in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness to improve responses to adverse situations and improve communication in relationships towards a life worth living. 

• Can be useful when CBT or other therapies alone are not as helpful. 
• Primarily used for borderline personality disorder, but can be useful in other areas as well, such as eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and addiction, among others
• An EBT

This therapy involves tailoring interventions to your readiness to change.

It matches strategies to your specific stage of change (Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance) to reduce resistance and improve outcomes in areas like smoking cessation, weight management, exercise, and using skills.

Learn more about the stages here. 

The goal is to help you learn how to notice, observe, and identify negative thoughts, feelings, and sensations, and find alternative ways to cope. 

• Types of mindfulness include: imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, deep breathing, and meditation. 
• Useful for anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms.

The miracle question (What do you imagine progress or the end goal to be?) in this therapy helps guide you from where you are to where you want to be. 

The question is useful at the beginning of therapy and to check in on progress throughout.

People respond to modalities based on their values, upbringing, culture, ethnicity, etc, so therapy is adapted with a cultural, personal lens.

The idea is that most people are showing up to therapy with big "t" or little "t" traumas so therapy is adapted with a trauma lens.