Therapeutic Approaches
Life is full of ups and downs that can be hard to handle alone. We all have strengths that have helped us get this far, and sometimes we need help using those strengths to tackle current challenges. Through therapy, I can help you create a plan to deal with obstacles and reconnect with yourself.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is form of psychotherapy that treats a variety of concerns and increases contentment by modifying unhelpful emotions, behaviors, and thoughts. CBT focuses on solutions to challenge unhelpful ways of thinking, learned behavioral patterns that may cause distress and how to incorporate healthier coping skills to manage distress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT was developed in 1993 by Marsha Linehan originally for suicidal adults and is derived from cognitive behavioral therapy. DBT focuses on four different areas to reduce presenting symptoms; these areas include: mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR therapy is designed to resolve unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain that may be presenting as mental and physical health symptoms. For many clients, EMDR therapy can be completed in fewer sessions than other psychotherapies and uses a less traditional approach than talk-therapy. EMDR uses Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) framework to process past events through the body and ultimately reduce symptoms creating distress and discomfort in the body.
Attachment Theory
The first attachment therapist, John Bowlby, described attachment as the, "lasting psychological connectedness between human beings." Attachment theory focuses on relationships and bonds (particularly long-term) between people, including those between a parent and child and between romantic partners and is viewed as a product evolutionary process.
