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Collaborative, Culturally-sensitive Psychotherapy & Body therapy

(Below are some approaches we use)

 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective mental health method to help individuals overcome depression, anxiety, trauma and other mental/behavioral challenges. This approach evaluates the cycle between a client’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The client and therapist work together to identify the client’s basic beliefs about themselves, their world, and other people and break unhealthy cycles and re-establish healthier thoughts and behaviors.

Trauma Therapy Treatment

Experiencing trauma can be disruptive and difficult to process. Trauma therapy used to address difficulties related to PTSD and Complex PTSD includes: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Sensorimotor therapy, Complex Trauma treatment and Mindfulness exercises. These approaches help to reduce psychological pain, the impact of past traumas on an individual’s current functioning, resulting in improved mental health – psychological, and emotional, spiritual, spiritual and social functioning.

Attachment-based Therapy

What is attachment? Attachment is the emotional bond that normally forms between an infant and his or her caregiver. It is a natural process that helps the infant connect in an effort to get basic needs (for food, care, affection etc.) met. This bond or attachment plays a very important role in child’s subsequent social, emotional, and cognitive development. It affects the child’s coping mechanisms, and the child’s ability to form stable relationship throughout his or her life. Attachment-based Therapy can benefit individuals with fractured family relationships, adoptees, children in foster care, and victims of trauma. Read more about Attachment-based Therapy at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/attachment-based-therapy and contact us to see how you can benefit.

Christian-based Counseling

Some individuals prefer Christian-based Counseling and ours is a trustworthy source to access a trained and licensed therapist with a sound clinical and theological background. By combining clinical practice wisdom and expertise, with Biblical wisdom, our therapists invite God and God’s words into the therapeutic process. We listen and provide support and guidance through difficult life challenges and work collaboratively with individuals of faith to improve their spiritual, mental, emotional and physical well-being.

Couples and Marriage Therapy

The terms “Marriage Counseling” and “Marriage Therapy” are often used interchangeably to mean the same thing, however, though similar, they are different. Both Marriage Counseling and Marriage Therapy involve the marriage counselor working with the married couple to solve problematic issues in their relationship so that they can enjoy a happier, healthier marriage. In this role, the counselor plays the role of a referee or a mediator, helping the couple to take turns speaking, avoiding yelling and verbal or physical aggression toward each other as they seek solutions. The marriage counselor helps the couple to mainly deal with “how” questions, such as: “How do we improve our communication? How do we build or re-build trust? Further, Marriage Counseling is usually short-term and does not involve resolving mental health problems. Marriage counselors are not licensed to treat mental illnesses, whereas Marriage therapists are. Marriage therapy on the other hand, goes deeper into exploring and addressing issues. Marriage Therapy is mostly concerned with “Why” questions and patterns of individual behaviors to understand their impact on the married relationship.

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