Individual Therapy
What Is Individual Therapy?
Individual therapy, also known as psychotherapy or talk therapy, is a form of treatment that focuses on one on-one sessions between a psychologist and a patient. The goal of psychotherapy is to help you feel better, resolve internal conflicts, and improve mental health across the board. For most people, that means feeling stronger mentally. It also means feeling more in control and closer to achieving personal happiness and contentment. The overall goal of psychotherapy is to assist you in managing your mental health, which should also improve your overall emotional and psychological well-being. Several approaches can be taken to achieve these goals, so the focus is not on one methodology but on finding solutions that work for an individual client. Our psychologists will work closely with you to create a personalized treatment plan that will help you deal with your specific problems and feel better.
Areas of Practice
Therapy for LGBTQI+ issues is a vital and affirming resource for individuals within the community. It provides a safe and non-judgmental space for individuals to explore their identity, address mental health concerns, and navigate the unique challenges they may face.
LGBTQI+-affirmative psychologists are knowledgeable about the distinct experiences and social pressures faced by LGBTQI+ individuals, offering a supportive environment to help clients develop self-acceptance, build resilience, and foster healthy relationships.
Depression can present in different forms, such that some people may experience a single episode of depression that responds soon after treatment has been initiated, while other forms of depression can be recurrent, where symptoms improve for some time but then come back, while some people may experience “persistent depression” where depression is milder but lasts for years.
We utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression (CBT-D) to address these underlying changes in thinking, behavior, and emotions, however, we may also use other adjunctive therapies based on the unique needs and preferences of the patient.
OCD is a treatable disorder, and therapy can help people manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life. We utilize a variety of therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERPT) to address these underlying changes in thinking and behavior(s) that influence OCD.
Chronic pain is one of the leading causes for disability, co-occurring substance use/addiction, poor sleep, and other mental health syndromes such as depression and anxiety. It may seem odd to see a psychologist to address chronic pain, but it is actually one of the most important things you can do for yourself.
We utilize Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP) as a first-line treatment but may use other adjunctive therapies based on the unique needs and preferences of the patient.
Insomnia, or ‘“primary insomnia,” is characterized as either poor quality and/or quantity of sleep that affects someone’s overall abilities to function throughout their day, and/or, impacts a person’s quality of life. Typically, insomnia can impact someone’s life in the way of being fatigued the next day, having troubles concentrating, being productive in their work, school or other important areas of their lives.
Therapy addresses the thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that serve to maintain poor sleep hygiene and a sleep-wake cycle. We utilize Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) as a first-line treatment for insomnia, and is viewed as a “gold-standard” treatment; even more-so than the use of sleep medications.
Stress and anxiety can present in different forms, such that some people may worry about various things in life (e.g., school, work, finances, etc.), while others experience anxiety and stress specific to certain situations, events, objects, creatures, or environments.
We utilize a variety of therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERPT) to address these underlying changes in thinking and behavior(s) that influence all sorts anxieties.
Addiction and substance use is typically viewed as a result of something larger that is going on in someone’s life. For example, one might experience significant mental health symptoms or chronic pain that influence a person to self-medicate, or to just feel differently than what they are used to feeling. Alternatively, others may use substances because it was modeled for them long ago by family members, peers, or other people.
Working with a psychologist can address the underlying thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that serve to influence the substance-using behavior. We utilize Motivational Interviewing/Enhancement techniques (MI/ME), as well as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders (CBT-SUD) as first-line treatments in addressing substance addiction, however, we may also use other adjunctive therapies based on the unique needs and preferences of the patient.
Trauma can present in different forms, sometimes as early as childhood, pre-adolescent, and adolescent years, but ultimately, can be experienced at any age. In its basic form, trauma tends to bring out a classic “fight, flight, or freeze” response that can be detrimental to someone’s quality of life.
We utilize Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to address the underlying thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that relate to how one views themselves, others, and their environment as it relates to key themes such as safety, trust, power/control, esteem, and intimacy. Alternatively, we may also use other adjunctive therapies based on the unique needs and preferences of the patient.
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