Modalities

Sessions:

Therapy sessions generally last 50 minutes although some insurance companies limit sessions at 45 minutes. Note: We offer telehealth and in person sessions.

The following are other modalities (as well as brief descriptions) that we may use:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)  encourages mindfulness to overcome the negative attitudes, thoughts, and feelings that result from difficulties that come with life. ACT builds on a model of accepting our reactions, staying present, and making choices that then enable us to take action. Someone who struggles with social anxiety, continued stress, and depression could benefit from ACT. 

Attachment-Based Therapy taps into the experiences that influence your early attachment experiences, or the bonds that developed between you and your early caregivers, in order to resolve the resulting feelings, thoughts, communications, and behaviors that you may have adopted as avoidant coping mechanisms. For someone whose current experiences are being negatively impacted by early trauma, Attachment-Based Therapy may be an effective therapeutic approach. This approach is often used in parent-child and family therapy sessions.

Behavioral Therapy encompasses a wide range of therapies that are leveraged in targeting self-destructive behaviors. Behavior therapy is built on the belief that behaviors are learned and can be unlearned. For someone wanting to let go of unhealthy behaviors that are proving to be harmful, Behavioral Therapy is worth considering. 

Body-Mind Psychotherapy encourages mindfulness of body sensation. Awareness of how the body responds to certain experiences informs you on your developmental sphere. This is a great approach for those who seek to be more in tune with the neuroscience behind the body movements and reflexes, with the goal of being more empowered, intentional, and self-aware In their experiences. 

Breathwork encourages mindfulness and increased self-awareness via breathing exercises. Those with depression, anxiety, or extreme levels of stress may appreciate the pause, relaxation, and opportunity for reflection that breathwork brings. 

Brief Psychotherapy is an approach that prioritizes the most efficient treatment. If you seek to achieve a goal within a specific number of sessions or by a certain date, you may opt for Brief Psychotherapy. 

Choice Theory is the belief that each individual can only control themselves and that they have limited power over the choices of others. This therapy moves the focus away from directing others, and instead encourages accountability for oneself. A therapeutic approach with these pillars may be effective for parents, partners, and those experiencing workplace conflicts. 

Client-Centered Therapy occurs when your therapist takes a step back, and allows you to take a more active and directive role in your healing process. In this approach, your therapist is primarily present to encourage self-acceptance and healing. This is a great method for those who recognize their potential and want to take the lead, but still value the support that a therapist can provide. 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a short-term approach that allows you to address your goals by considering the thoughts, feelings, and experiences that support desired behaviors. This is a great option for you if you have a short-term goal you want to achieve, and desire the support and accountability that a therapist can provide. 

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a form of CBT that targets PTSD with the belief that our thoughts impact our attitudes and feelings about our past trauma. The implicit goal is that, over 12 sessions, you are able to turn the experiences that hurt you into ones that empower you. CPT is a great modality for someone that wants to change the ways that their trauma presents itself in their day-to-day lives. 

Collaborative Therapy is an approach that allows you to apply your own understanding of your experiences. In this mode, your therapist is less likely to direct the conversation, with you drawing conclusions of cognitive and behavioral shifts that you need to make. This is a great approach for someone who values candid explorations of their experiences and problems as a route to reflecting on options and solutions.

Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) encourages people to respond to their experiences with compassion. CFT is a great choice for you if you struggle with shame and self-criticism. CFT can help you nurture compassion for yourself and others. 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) promotes healing by providing skills to manage difficult emotions. Your therapist incorporates mindfulness, self-awareness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal communication into your treatment plan. DBT is a great modality if you are struggling with stress or anxiety, or if you find yourself overwhelmed by strong emotional reactions. DBT can consist of group therapy sessions in addition to the individual sessions with the therapist.

Eclectic Therapy is an open approach that adapts to your needs. It brings together a number of different therapies, depending on your goals. Eclectic Therapy is a great option if you’re having trouble deciding which form of therapy may best assist you, as Eclectic Therapists are seasoned in various modalities. 

Ecotherapy helps you address your mental health, challenges, feelings, and behaviors by connecting with nature. Ecotherapy may involve activities such as gardening, walking through a park, and planting trees. This is a great option for someone who finds it easier to relax and reflect in the outdoors. 

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) is founded on the belief that the exploration and understanding of our feelings are key to our healing and identity. Your Emotion-Focused therapist may observe patterns and help you recognize how your attachments impact your ability to have positive and healthy relationships with yourself and others. As emotional attachments vary with each individual, EFT is a great option for couples and, more specifically, in intercultural relationships. 

Emotional Freedom Technique is a physical strategy that involves the use of fingertips to tap on and stimulate various energy points to promote healing from physical and emotional pain and/or disease. This tapping technique has been successful in treating anxiety and depression.

Existential Therapy enables you to view your challenge in a holistic way. This is an ideal route for someone who wants to integrate philosophy into their healing process. 

Exposure Therapy is a form of behavior therapy that relies on exposing you to triggers in order to overcome phobias, anxiety, and distress. With the guidance of a licensed therapist, you are exposed to the trigger in a safe environment. Exposure therapy has been successful in treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 

Expressive Trauma Integration is a form of therapy that addresses both PTSD and Trauma through the following pillars: Psychoeducation, Six Stage Trauma Integration Roadmap, Experiential Modalities & Methods, and the Individual Sustainability Plan. This is a more sophisticated and structured approach to healing through severe cases of trauma and PTSD.

Family Systems is a form of therapy that helps you find reconciliation within your familial relationships. Founded on the concept that each member of a family contributes to the health of the family system, Family Systems Therapy is a great option for families that are experiencing a level of dysfunction that feels unmanageable. The guidance of a therapist could accelerate the healing of each individual, and thus the relationships that you hold with each other. 

Feminist Therapy is founded on the challenges and stresses that women face specifically because they are women. This could be a great option for someone who’s experiencing discrimination in the workplace, or struggling with post-partum depression, infertility, and gender roles. 

Grief Therapy addresses the emotions and thoughts that follow the loss of a loved one or pet. Grief Therapy is successful at managing pain and processing memories that you shared with the deceased in a way that is healing and positive for you.

Holistic Therapy goes beyond the diagnoses and sickness that you may have. You are viewed as a person, first and foremost. Holistic Therapy is a great route for someone who wants to approach their healing with their entire being taken into consideration, not just the symptoms and diagnoses that shape the way they experience life.  

Humanistic Therapy prioritizes you honoring your true self to live a more wholesome life. This is a great approach for someone that wants to feel supported and  empowered in the unique perspective they have in viewing the world and their experiences.

Integral Psychotherapy (IP) is the transpersonal psychological belief that our cultural, psychological, socioeconomic, biological, spiritual, and behavioral lenses all hold some level of truth. When considered as a collective, these lenses can set the stage for mindfulness and healing. IP is a great option for someone who finds that they sometimes hold conflicting beliefs which, in turn, make it difficult for them to navigate and process their experiences. In this case, IP can help you apply a sense of structure to your understanding of your experiences. 

Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy taps into the painful emotions that you are unaware of. This is a great option for you if you are avoidant, blocks traumas, and have disconnected entirely from the residual emotions from previous traumatic experiences. 

Interpersonal Therapy focuses on you and your relationships as a way to navigate and treat depression. Founded on the belief that our relationships are at the root of our mental health condition, Interpersonal Therapy is a great approach for anyone that is experiencing depression.

Lifespan Integration relies on memory recall to help you understand your trauma and promotes healing by channeling your inner child. Lifespan Integration is a great option for someone who wants to become more self-accepting and feel better about their life as a whole. 

Mindfulness is the practice of being present and aware of your thoughts, feelings, and experience from moment to moment. This is an ideal practice for someone wanting to increase their self-awareness. 

Motivational Interviewing helps you make decisions for yourself with conviction, based on motivation and positivity. This is a great form of therapy if your quality of life is negatively impacted by your indecisiveness and uncertainty.  

Multicultural Therapy is founded on the understanding that family and cultural factors impact our individual perspectives of ourselves, the world, and our experiences. This is a great form of therapy for refugees, immigrants, and anyone who finds challenges in assimilating to a new culture.

Narrative Therapy has you step outside of your own shoes and involvement within a situation to gain understanding, insight, and a proactive perspective on it. The goal of Narrative Therapy is to empower you to make changes and control your narrative moving forward, in a way that feels true to who you are. This is a great option for anyone who needs insight to gain clarity on their current situations, and improve their future. 

Nature Therapy enables you to address your mental health, challenges, feelings, and behaviors by connecting with nature. Also known as Ecotherapy, Nature Therapy may involve activities such as gardening, walking through a park, and planting trees. This is a great option for someone who is likely to find relaxation in the outdoors. 

Object Relations Therapy looks at your relationships with primary contacts in your life, such as your parents, caregivers, or siblings. This form of therapy dives into your childhood experiences to help you understand how you have carried the residue from those experiences into your relationships, conflict-solving, and experiences in adulthood. 

Person-Centered Therapy involves speaking through your experiences, with minimal but intentional feedback from your therapist. Your therapist is not present to interpret your experiences; they may, instead, opt to repeat back what you say to help you understand your thoughts and feelings in a new way. This is a great form of therapy for someone who heals best by openly discussing their experiences and challenges. 

Positive Psychotherapy (PPT) intertwines humanistic and psychodynamic approaches to healing from pain. The idea is to rewire our brains to think about our painful experiences in a more positive way. This is a great approach for someone who struggles to find the silver linings in their experiences, and who would like to shift their attitude about their life. 

Psychoanalysis views mental disorders from both the conscious and unconscious lenses, with the goal of surfacing suppressed fears, pain, and emotions. For example, a therapist practicing psychoanalysis may help you understand your own interpretation of your dreams, and this may shed light on how you truly feel about an experience you have had. 

Psychotherapy aims to treat mental disorders through talk therapy, as opposed to relying on medical means. Psychotherapy is a great approach for you if you can address your disorder and heal from it by talking about it or navigating your challenges, fears, thoughts, and emotions in other ways.

Radical Acceptance Therapy helps people learn how to accept very painful events, people, or aspects of their life. It's one of the skills found in the Distress Tolerance module of DBT.

Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) is leveraged in difficult-to-treat situations. RO DBT promotes healing by classifying strengths and areas for change through both emotional expression and forming social bonds. Your therapist incorporates validation as well encouragement of mindfulness, self-awareness, and proactive behaviors, into their treatment plan. The individual treatment sessions are accompanied by skills training classes. This is a great option for someone with chronic depression, eating disorders, and/or OCD.

Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) combines philosophy and science to address the emotional challenges that you may have. RET is founded on the idea that our beliefs about our experiences shape our future experiences, and thus focuses on changing the beliefs that we have about our experiences. 

Relational Therapy emphasizes the importance, necessity, and impact of fulfilling relationships in our ability to lead wholesome and fulfilling lives. Relational therapy is a great option for someone who finds that they have patterns in struggling with their personal relationships and would like to identify their behaviors and attitudes that must change in order for them to move forward and foster healthier relationships. 

Solutions-Focused Therapy focuses on arming you with problem solving skills by focusing on the impact of your present decisions on your future. Solutions-Focused Therapy empowers you to become more goal oriented, rather than becoming paralyzed by problems. This therapy is recommended for anyone who struggles with managing and responding to their problems. 

Somatic Experiencing is designed to alleviate the symptoms of PTSD and other mental and physical manifestations of trauma. Your therapist works with you to understand how your trauma impacts you on a physical level. Shifts in posture, changes in breathing, and fidgeting could all be observations in a Somatic Experiencing session. Someone who seeks to change the physical responses that occur as a result of their trauma may appreciate the effects of Somatic Experiencing. 

Strength-Based Therapy focuses on your internal strengths and resources as tools for overcoming failures, pain, and trauma. Your relationship with your therapist is collaborative, open, and non-hierarchical. Your community is viewed as a support system of resources, as opposed to being viewed as an obstacle. 

A Supportive Psychotherapy relationship between you and your therapist is rooted in a positive alliance that empowers you and reinforces your self-esteem and self-awareness. Supportive Psychotherapy is a more gentle approach to unpacking painful experiences and challenges that you may be experiencing. 

The Daring Way is a recent program developed by Brené Brown that’s used to help you overcome shame, build courage, and embrace the power of vulnerability. This is a great approach for someone who needs to dig deep to find the barriers that impede on their choices, identity, and current quality of life.