Therapy Approaches
“Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health.”
~Bessel van der Kolk~
Evidenced-Based Approaches
We utilize a range of evidence-based and clinically informed therapeutic approaches to support each client’s unique needs, goals, and lived experiences. We believe effective therapy is collaborative, individualized, and grounded in both research and genuine human connection. Our therapists tailor treatment to the person rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, integrating techniques that foster insight, emotional resilience, healthy coping, personal growth, and meaningful long-term change.
ACT
ACT helps people develop a different relationship with difficult thoughts and emotions so they have less control over their lives. Rather than trying to eliminate distress, ACT focuses on building psychological flexibility and taking meaningful action aligned with your values, even when challenges are present.
DBT
DBT helps people build practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, tolerating distress, and staying present in the moment. It combines acceptance and change strategies to help individuals create a life that feels more balanced and meaningful.
Expressive Arts
Expressive Arts uses creative expression—such as drawing, painting, or other artistic processes—to help people explore emotions, process experiences, and gain insight. It can be especially helpful when feelings or experiences are difficult to put into words.
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EMDR
EMDR is a trauma-focused therapy that helps the brain process and integrate distressing memories that may feel "stuck." Through guided bilateral stimulation and structured processing, EMDR can reduce the emotional intensity of painful experiences and support healing and resilience.
Attachment-Focused
Attachment-focused therapy explores how early relationships and life experiences shape the way we connect with ourselves and others. By understanding and healing attachment wounds, people can develop greater emotional security, healthier relationships, and a stronger sense of self.
IFS
IFS is a compassionate, non-pathologizing approach that views the mind as made up of different “parts,” each with its own feelings, beliefs, and protective roles. By developing a relationship with these parts and accessing the core Self, people can heal emotional wounds, reduce inner conflict, and cultivate greater self-compassion and balance.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, person-centered approach that helps people explore and strengthen their own motivation for change. Rather than telling someone what to do, MI helps uncover personal values, resolve ambivalence, and support meaningful, self-directed growth.
Psychodynamic
Psychodynamic therapy explores how unconscious patterns, early relationships, and past experiences shape current emotions, behaviors, and relationships. By increasing insight and working through these underlying dynamics in the therapeutic relationship, people can gain lasting change in how they experience themselves and others.
Mindfulness-Based
Mindfulness-based therapy helps people develop greater awareness of their thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations with curiosity and compassion. By learning to stay present rather than getting caught up in automatic reactions, individuals can reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and respond to challenges more effectively.
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Stength-Based
Strength-based therapy focuses on a person’s existing resilience, skills, and resources rather than only their problems or symptoms. It helps clients recognize what is already working, build on their strengths, and use those capacities to support growth, coping, and meaningful change.
Person-Centered / Humanistic
Person-centered therapy is grounded in the belief that people have an innate capacity for growth when provided with genuine understanding, acceptance, and empathy. The therapist offers a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship that helps clients deepen self-awareness, build self-trust, and move toward their own sense of healing and fulfillment.
Trauma-Focused
Trauma-focused therapy helps people safely process and make sense of distressing or overwhelming experiences so they no longer feel as emotionally “stuck” or triggering. It emphasizes stabilization, gradual processing, and rebuilding a sense of safety, control, and connection in the present.