Our Services
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
CBT is one of the most commonly used forms of behavioral therapy and is one of the longest-standing evidence-based methods for focusing on changing one’s thoughts and behaviors. The theory behind it is, that by working to change your thought patterns, you can influence different thoughts, outcomes, and behaviors.
It is a problem-specific, goal-oriented “talk therapy” that relies on the client’s active involvement in order to be successful. While it is a collaborative approach, requiring active participation from both the therapist and client, the expectation is that the client will eventually gain enough tools to “become their own therapist”.
There is a very strong focus on tackling day-to-day challenges, thoughts, and behaviors (as opposed to resolving past issues). Because it is a very structured and focused approach, it tends to be time-limited, and will have very clear expectations.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified type of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others.
DBT was originally intended to treat borderline personality disorder (BPD), but it has been adapted to treat other mental health conditions beyond BPD. It can help people who have difficulty with emotional regulation or are exhibiting self-destructive behaviors (such as eating disorders and substance use disorders). This type of therapy is also sometimes used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is a holistic, psychedelic modality in which ketamine is used as a complement to psychotherapy to help eligible patients get unstuck and experience long-lasting improvement in symptoms. This practice has been shown to be particularly helpful to those clients struggling with treatment-resistant depression and anxiety.
Several of the clinicians have been certified in KAP and offer an informative introduction to the modality for clients that are interested. The clients that meet applicable requirements are then referred to our community partner Center for New Growth for medical clearance.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Unlike other treatments that focus on directly altering emotions, thoughts and responses resulting from traumatic experiences, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy focuses directly on memories and is intended to change the way that memory is stored in the brain. Thus, EMDR works to reduce and eliminate unwanted traumatic symptoms. The EMDR process is stimulated by the use of eye movements and other forms of rhythmic left-right (bilateral) stimulation (i.e. tones or taps). As clients focus on the traumatic memory and simultaneously experience bilateral stimulation, the intrusiveness and triggering nature of the memory are reduced.
Somatic Psychotherapy
Somatic psychotherapy is an umbrella term for therapies that center on the mind-body connection. The term “somatic” means “relating to the body.”
Using special techniques, a somatic therapist helps you release any pent-up trauma that has become “trapped” in your body.
Although treating the mind-body connection is a relatively new concept in Western medicine (in the West, the mind and body are often treated separately), this concept has long been recognized in Eastern medicine and philosophies.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a form of short-term therapy that aims to improve couple relationships. Drawing on research supporting attachment theory, EFT regards the security of connection as both the best tool for change in a dysfunctional relationship and a necessary source of dual and individual growth.
EFT frames love as transformative. Rebuilding emotional ties allows partners to be physically and mentally vulnerable and responsive to each other and thus able to construct a mutually supportive and fulfilling relationship in the moment and for the future.