Treatment Methods & Evidence -Based Practices

Through an integrative trauma informed approach I am able to cultivate a holistic framework that allows me to use different treatment practices that meet the needs of the client. Below are some of the methods and practices I use to address the needs of the client.

 

Emotionally Focused Therapy

EFT helps adults, families, and couples learn ways to create a secure attachment/ bond within their relationships.  It teaches how to regulate, accept, experience, and express emotion.

 

Relational Life Therapy

RLT is a therapy that helps couples strengthen their trust, intimacy, and communication. It challenges couples to explore their family of original issues, past traumas, and relational behaviors; empowering the couple’s autonomy for long lasting change.

 

Solutions -Focused Brief Therapy

SFBT is a goal -oriented therapy that focuses on finding solutions to present and future problems. It challenges the client to identify the vision of their future and learn skills and abilities needed to accomplish this vision.

Interpersonal Therapy

IPT pays attention to how a person’s interpersonal relationships are impacting their mood. It challenges clients to process interpersonal challenges related to grief, life transitions, conflicts, and/or isolation.

 

Psychodynamic

This therapy promotes self -reflection and self -examination. It increases insight to present problems and lifestyle, connecting patterns to the client’s emotions, thoughts, childhood experiences, and behaviors.

 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

ACT is a derivative of cognitive and behavioral therapies.  It uses mindfulness, acceptance, and change strategies to help clients develop psychological flexibility.  It challenges clients to practice psychological flexibility by accepting present thoughts and emotions and acknowledging that change is not always possible.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

This method uses techniques that teaches clients how to bring down heightened somatic responses to emotional distress, remove negative thinking, and practice being in the present.  

 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

CBT helps clients identify their thoughts and how those thoughts influence their emotions and behavior. It challenges clients to become aware of how they interpret the world and how to change thoughts to ones that will produce helpful responses.

 

Positive Psychology

This approach focuses on the positive factors in a client’s life. It helps clients explore and identify personal strengths and ways to build on their strengths and produce positive emotions like joy and gratitude. It challenges clients to cultivate a positive attitude towards themselves, experiences, and life events.

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”

~Maya Angelo