Treatment Methods
Person Centered Therapy is a talk therapy approach where you are in control. My role is to be open, nonjudgemental, and help you fully understand your thoughts and feelings. When you hear your own words repeated back to you, you may then wish to self-edit and clarify your meaning. This may happen several times until you decide that you have expressed exactly what you are thinking and how you feel. There may be moments of silence to allow your thoughts to sink in. This client-focused process facilitates your self-discovery, self-acceptance, and a provides a path towards healing and positive growth.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of therapy that focuses on modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts. CBT focuses on solutions, encouraging you to challenge destructive ways of thinking and change patterns of behavior. Through this method you are able to make positive and life long changes in terms of communication, relationships, and your own perceptions.
Acceptance Commitment Therapy is an evidence based method that rests on the fundamental premise that pain, grief, disappointment, and anxiety are inevitable features of human life. The therapeutic goal is to help you adapt to these types of challenges by developing greater mental flexibility rather than trying to eliminate or suppress undesirable experiences. This is achieved through committed pursuit of valued life areas and goals while understanding that challenges still exist and are valid to our human experience.