Therapeutic Modalities

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy that helps people manage their emotions and improve their relationships. It focuses on four main skills: mindfulness (staying present), distress tolerance (ability to handle crises), emotion regulation (managing emotions), and interpersonal effectiveness (improving communication). DBT combines these skills to help individuals find balance and create positive change.

IFS is a type of therapy that views the mind as made up of different “parts,” each with its own feelings and roles. Some parts might protect you, while others hold pain from past experiences. The goal of IFS is to get these parts to work together in a healthier way, guided by your core “Self,” which is calm, compassionate, and balanced.

Expressive Arts Therapy is a therapeutic approach that uses creative activities like art, music, dance, writing, or drama to help people express their emotions, explore their thoughts, and heal. It taps into the idea that sometimes words alone aren’t enough to capture what we’re feeling or going through, so engaging in different forms of artistic expression can provide a new way to access and process emotions.

Play Therapy is a type of therapy specifically designed for children to express their thoughts, emotions, and experiences through play, which is their natural way of communicating. Instead of relying on words, kids use toys, games, art, or role-playing to process their feelings and experiences in a safe and therapeutic environment. The therapist observes and sometimes participates in the play, using it to understand what the child is feeling or going through. They might also gently guide the play to help the child work through emotional struggles.

CPT is a structured cognitive-behavioral therapy specifically for treating PTSD. It helps individuals identify and challenge distorted beliefs related to the trauma (e.g., self-blame or guilt) and replace them with more balanced thoughts to reduce distress and improve functioning.

TF-CBT is designed to help children, adolescents, and their families cope with trauma. It combines trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive-behavioral techniques to address emotional and behavioral difficulties, helping clients process trauma, manage stress, and develop healthy coping mechanisms.

ACT encourages individuals to accept difficult emotions and thoughts rather than avoiding them. It promotes psychological flexibility by focusing on mindfulness and values-driven action, helping people engage in meaningful life activities despite emotional challenges.

CBT is a widely used therapy that focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors. It is goal-oriented and helps people develop healthier thinking patterns and coping strategies to manage a range of mental health issues, including anxiety and depression.

This therapy is based on the idea that unconscious thoughts and feelings influence behavior. It explores past experiences, relationships, and unresolved conflicts to gain insight into present-day issues, helping clients understand the root of their emotional challenges and develop healthier patterns of behavior.

EMDR is a trauma therapy that uses guided eye movements or other forms of bilateral stimulation to help individuals process distressing memories. By focusing on the traumatic event while engaging in this stimulation, clients can reduce the emotional intensity of the memory and integrate it more adaptively.