individual therapy
Just for you...
Do I need therapy?
Attending one on one sessions can give you the time and space needed to make yourself a priority in your own life. Therapy is helpful when dealing with severe mental health issues, as well as less severe concerns. The focus of treatment is entirely up to the patient.
How do I know I have found the right therapist?
Your therapist should first and foremost be knowledge in the area you need assistance addressing. For example, if you need help with anxiety they need to trained in providing treatment for anxiety. However, having a good connection between you and your therapist is the most critical element needed to obtain a successful outcome in treatment. It is important that you feel supported, accepted, understood, but also challenged by your therapist. This allows them to help you see what may be in your blind spots, unintentionally contributing to our issues. Gaining access to these parts of ourselves can allow us to take control of aspects of ourselves or our lives that we are unhappy with or feel powerless over.
Patients must be:
- 18 years and up.
Specialties:
- Attachment Disorders
- Addiction/drug abuse
- ADD/ADHD in adults
- Anger Management
- Bipolar Disorder
- Crisis Intervention
- Divorce/Break-ups
- Emotional Dysregulation
- Family members of addicts/alcoholics
- LGBTQ
- Parenting Issues
- Sexual Issues/Sexual Dysfunction
- Work/Career Related Issues
Treatment Modalities:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing Therapy
Individual Therapy
couples therapy
We are trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) & Gottman Therapy Levels I-III (various per provider), which are both empirically validated treatment modalities for improving relationships. We help you understand why you keep getting into the same arguments and how to move together differently, leading to a trickle down effect of positive feelings between the two of you. There is a different way to get your needs met, sometimes we just need a little help to learn how.
Does couples therapy really work?
Yes!! By utilizing the appropriate treatment in couples therapy, studies show that there is a 70-73% recovery rate from marital distress from attending 10-13 EFCT sessions and a 90% rate of significant improvement reported overall (Johnson et al., 1999). Compared to the 35% recovery rate for couples receiving "traditional" methods of treatment (Jacobson et al., 1989).
There are a couple elements that are needed in order for treatment to be effective:
- A willingness of everyone involved to make changes and to put those changes into action beyond sessions.
- The use of empirically validated treatment by the therapist.
- Patients must feel emotionally safe with the therapist in sessions.
Specialities:
- Addiction effects in relationship
- Attachment Disorders
- Blended family Issues
- Co-parenting Issues
- Dating Issues
- Infidelity (emotional and/or sexual)
- LGBTQ relationships
- Marital Issues
- Mental health diagnosis effect on relationship
- Open relationships/marriages
- Premarital Therapy
- Parenting Issues
- Polyamorous relationships
- Separation/divorce
- Sexual Issues
References:
Jacobson, N.S., Holtzworth-Munroe, A., & Schmaling, K.B. (1989). Marital therapy and spouse involvement in the treatment of depression, agoraphobia, and alcoholism. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 57, 5-10.
Johnson, M.D., & Bradbury, T.N. (1999). Marital satisfaction and topographical assessment of marital interaction: A longitudinal analysis of newly-wed couples. Personal Relationships, 6, 19-40.