SPECIALTIES
Addiction – Anxiety – Depression – Behavioral Issues
ISSUES
Alcohol Abuse – Codependency – Drug Abuse – Dual Diagnosis – Grief/Loss – Women’s Issues – Self-Esteem – Spiritual Confusion – Substance Use
MENTAL HEALTH
Mood Disorder – Thinking Disorders – Impulse Control Disorders
CLIENT FOCUS
Age – Adults – Teenagers (14 – 19)
TREATMENT APPROACH: Client Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) – is a mindful approach to accepting the hardships in life to improve one’s overall quality of living. The goal of this therapy is to diffuse negative thinking and unnecessary emotional dwelling. ACT works in three areas: accept the emotion and be mindful, choose a direction, and then act accordingly.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) – is a psycho-social intervention that aims to improve mental health. CBT focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions and behaviors, improving emotional regulation, and the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems.
Dialectical (DBT) – is an evidence-based psychotherapy that began with efforts to treat borderline personality disorder. There is evidence that DBT can be useful in treating mood disorders, suicidal ideation, and for change in behavioral patterns such as self-harm and substance use.
Family Systems – draws on systems thinking in its view of the family as an emotional unit. When systems thinking, which evaluates the parts of a system in relation to the whole, is applied to families, it suggests behavior is both often informed by and inseparable from the functioning of one’s family of origin. Families experiencing conflict within the unit and seeking professional assistance to address it may find family systems therapy a helpful approach.
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) – is a type of psychotherapy that involves a combination of cognitive therapy, meditation, and the cultivation of a present-oriented, non-judgmental attitude called “mindfulness.” Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy builds upon the principles of cognitive therapy by using techniques such as mindfulness meditation to teach people to consciously pay attention to their thoughts and feelings without placing any judgments upon them.
Motivational Interviewing – “is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.” (Miller & Rollnick, 2013, p. 29)
Person-Centered Therapy – operates according to three basic principles that reflect the attitude of the therapist to the client: (1) The therapist is congruent with the client; (2) The therapist provides the client with unconditional positive regard; (3) The therapist shows an empathetic understanding to the client. The philosophy that people are essentially good, and that ultimately the individual knows what is right for them, is the essential ingredient of a successful person centered therapy as “all about loving.”
Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT) – is an action-oriented approach that’s focused on helping people deal with irrational beliefs and learn how to manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in a healthier, more realistic way. When people hold irrational beliefs about themselves or the world, problems can result. The goal of REBT is to help people recognize and alter those beliefs and negative thinking patterns in order to overcome psychological problems and mental distress.
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT) – is a short-term goal-focused evidence-based therapeutic approach, which incorporates positive psychology principles and practices, and which helps clients change by constructing solutions rather than focusing on problems. In the most basic sense, SFBT is a hope friendly, positive emotion eliciting, future-oriented vehicle for formulating, motivating, achieving, and sustaining desired behavioral change.