Therapy Approaches
When it comes to therapy, there is no one size fits all. Let’s work together to customize and tailor an approach that is just for you and your unique needs!
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an evidenced based approach, backed by research that works by identifying and challenging persistent negative thinking patterns. By altering negative thought patterns, you are likely to see changes in behaviors that also do not work.
This form of therapy offers effective tools for coping with anxiety, depression, trauma and other emotional concerns. With practice, these skills can play a major role in helping you take control of your emotions.
CBT can help you to gain a better understanding of how your mind works and how your perception and reality can be clouded by unhelpful thinking patterns. With a customized and uniquely tailored approach, you can shift your mindset and live the life of abundance you truly deserve. Let’s get on the path towards your evolution into your best self by exploring some CBT techniques today.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy is focused on understanding the core of emotional wounds. It is focused on the unconscious processes that manifest within behavior. Psychodynamic theory is centered on the three assumptions that 1) all behavior have an underlying cause 2) the cause of a person’s behavior originate within the unconscious 3) different aspects of a person’s unconscious struggle against each other. This approach encourages self-examination and can help you identify important pieces of the puzzle that makes you who you are. Understanding the human psyche as it relates to the ego, unconscious and collective unconscious and Jungian Archetypes such as the shadow and the self are explored deeply within this approach. Through this approach inner child, inner parent and attachment healing take place. Things that you may have never thought of before may rise to the surface providing opportunity for an evolved understanding of who you are. As research has shown, all of our experiences, even those from our ancestors are stored within the body. Awareness is the gateway for releasing trauma and unresolved wounds that may be keeping you stuck.
Intuitive Guidance
Divination is a way of exploring the subconscious mind to generate intuitive knowing within your conscious mind. Through use of divination tools such as Tarot cards or Oracle cards, you can receive messages from your higher self and spiritual tribe. Divination allows for the acceleration of the process of self realization, which is a movement towards being your highest, truest and most authentic self. It is a tool for personal growth and transformation. Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, popularized our understanding of the Collective Unconscious or archetype. This is the part of our mind derived from ancestral memory and experience, common to all humankind and separate from the unconscious. Self realization, the process of becoming the most evolved version of yourself can be achieved via use of divination tools such as tarot. Through this approach, you learn about how to facilitate your own self healing through psycho-education on chakras, meditation, crystals, essential oils, yoga, plants, behavioral changes, sound healing and a range of other holistic wellness tools. You will receive insight into your shadow, the unconscious parts of your self that do not correspond to your ego ideal, which is the part of the ego where positive identifications with parental goals and values that you may admire or want to emulate lives.
EMDR
Trauma can be described as acute or chronic painful, emotionally-charged memories which can have lasting mental, emotional, and physical effects.
Trauma may be caused by neglect, physical, sexual and emotional abuse as well as exposure to violent or near-death experiences.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured therapy that encourages you to focus on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation through eye movements. This is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memory.
EMDR Therapy addresses traumatic episodes in a safe and supportive environment. It is a powerful tool that conclusively processes distressing memories.
Dance Movement Therapy
Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is a somatic psychotherapy that promotes physical, emotional, cognitive, social and spiritual integration of individuals through use of movement. This creative arts therapy offers a different therapeutic approach through exploration of the relationship between the mind and body.
DMT differs from regular dancing in that the movements are interpreted as a non-verbal language that expresses things that someone may have a hard time expressing.
The benefits include stress reduction and mood management. For example, among survivors of trauma, it helps with reclaiming power and control over the body where trauma symptoms usually start.
Founded within the idea that motion and emotion are interconnected, this creative expression can also help improve communication skills overall.
Reiki
Reiki seeks to improve the flow of energy around the body and can serve as a conduit for mental, emotional, physical, spiritual and vibrational healing through gentle touch. This energy healing is so powerful that it balances chakras and provides holistic transformation in person or from a distance.
Mindfulness
Considering the current literature highlighting the involvement of the body in traumatic stress symptoms, use of movement and mindfulness-based interventions, which are treatment approaches that focus on the connection between the mind and the body, are receiving increasing attention among mental health providers. These interventions are rooted in Buddhist practice and philosophy and were incorporated into Western interventions in the 20th century. Mindfulness-based interventions seek to engage the autonomic nervous system, restore functioning, and allow survivors to reclaim power over their bodies Several interventions have been curated to help individuals incorporate mindfulness practices into their daily lives which is often described as “paying attention on purpose.”
It doesn’t matter if you have never even considered mindfulness as something that you might incorporate into your life, or if you think that sitting quietly for a few minutes at a time is too difficult right now. A customized approach to practicing and developing a mindful mindset awaits you. Evolve into your best self through mindfulness meditation.
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is a computerized form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that provides exposure to visual, auditory, tactile, vibratory, vestibular, and olfactory stimuli in a controlled setting. During a virtual exposure session, states of arousal can be tracked by monitoring physiological indicators of stress such as heart rate and respiration. After this desensitization to a virtual environment, you may feel more equipped to take the next step and engage in real life (i.e., in vivo) exposure to the feared object or situation.
Yoga
CBT
CBT works by identifying and challenging the persistent negative patterns your thinking.
CBT techniques can allow you to unlearn the behavioral and psychological habits which are at the source of your distress.
This form of therapy can offer effective tools to learn how to manage difficult emotions, as well as providing long term relief when the tools are used consistently.
You will gain a better understanding of how your mind works and how your perception and reality can be clouded by unhelpful thoughts and biases.
Trauma Focused CBT
This form of therapy has been shown to effectively address the cognitive and behavioural impacts of an early traumatic experience, such as mood disorders or substance abuse.
It can also help improve the participating caregivers’ worry about the young person’s traumatic experience and how to provide supportive interactions.
Trauma focused CBT is sensitive to the specific impacts that early traumatic experiences can have and how they can young people process these events.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
EMDR
Trauma can be described as acute or chronic painful, emotionally-charged memories which can have lasting mental, emotional, and physical effects.
Trauma may be caused by neglect, physical, sexual and emotional abuse as well as exposure to violent or near-death experiences.
EMDR can usually accomplish improvements much faster than other forms of therapy that can usually take years to show an improvement.
EMDR Therapy addresses traumatic episodes in a safe and supportive environment. It is a powerful tool that conclusively processes distressing memories.
Dance Movement Therapy
DMT differs from regular dancing in that the movements are interpreted as a non-verbal language that expresses things that could otherwise not be articulated.
The benefits include stress reduction and mood management. Within eating disorder recovery, it can also help improve body image and self-esteem.
Founded within the idea that motion and emotion are interconnected, this creative expression can also help improve communication skills for better relationships. Movement can express aspects of a personality that a licensed therapist can be in tune with for a deeper connection in recovery therapy.
Family Therapy
By creating an environment where difficult thoughts and emotions can be expressed safely, we can address the underlying issues that lie between the surface arguments and disagreements. It allows all family members’ needs to be voiced and understood.
The other members can learn how to provide and support these needs so that a family can be a reciprocal source of strength for all its members, rather than a painful relationship that makes life miserable.
Family therapy can be used to work on a wide range of issues and is useful for children, young people and adults.
Mindfulness
Through practices such as meditation, you can find the calm behind the storm, the quiet in between all of the noise.
Mindfulness therapy is informed by eastern philosophy and traditions but has been thoroughly researched scientifically and has been proven to help with many different conditions including anxiety, stress and depression.
It doesn’t matter if you have never even considered meditation as something that might be a part of your life, or if you think that sitting quietly for a few minutes at a time is too difficult right now.
Mindfulness is all about acceptance of how you are feeling right now and what you are struggling with. Whatever you are feeling now, it’s okay. I will meet you wherever you are.
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
This approach to therapy consists in exposing you to situations that you might find very challenging and emotional, whilst in a perfectly safe environment where you can pause the stimulus at any time if you feel uncomfortable.
Repeated exposure to increasingly more challenging stimuli can help you reduce the emotional response you have certain situations. You can build the strength to deal with them when you encounter them in real life.
Virtual reality exposure therapy has been shown to be effective in tackling issues including PTSD, phobias and trauma.
