Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, goal-oriented form of talk therapy that helps you identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It can be used on its own or alongside other treatments.

CBT can help you:

• Manage mental health symptoms and prevent relapse

• Cope with stress, grief, trauma, or medical challenges

• Improve emotional regulation and communication

• Navigate relationship conflicts

• Manage chronic physical symptoms

CBT equips you with effective tools to handle life’s challenges with greater clarity and confidence.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps clients build skills to manage intense emotions and improve relationships.

DBT focuses on four key areas:

• Mindfulness – Being present and accepting the current moment

• Distress Tolerance – Coping with painful emotions without avoiding them

• Emotion Regulation – Managing and changing overwhelming emotions

• Interpersonal Effectiveness – Communicating assertively while maintaining self-respect and healthy relationships

DBT provides practical tools to navigate emotional challenges with greater balance and confidence.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a practical, empathetic, short-term counseling approach that helps people resolve ambivalence and find their own motivation for change.

It is often used to address addiction and manage health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and asthma. MI supports individuals in changing behaviors that impact their well-being and can prepare them for further therapy.

This approach is especially effective for those who feel unmotivated, unsure, angry, or resistant to change, helping them move through the stages needed to build lasting motivation.

Affirmative Therapy validates and advocates for individuals with minority identities related to sexuality, gender identity, and gender expression.

While LGBTQIA+ clients seek therapy for many of the same reasons as others, their experiences are often shaped by their identities. Affirmative therapy celebrates these identities and integrates them into treatment.

This approach acknowledges the historical harm within psychology — including the classification of homosexuality as a disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) until 1973 and the later diagnosis of “gender identity disorder,” replaced with “gender dysphoria” in 2013.

Affirmative therapy works in opposition to these past practices, supporting clients in embracing and affirming their identities — not changing them.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a goal-oriented approach that focuses on solutions rather than analyzing past problems. It emphasizes your strengths, future goals, and the belief that you already have the ability to create positive change.

SFBT can be used on its own or alongside other therapies. It supports individuals of all ages and can help with behavioral challenges, family conflict, abuse, addiction, and relationship concerns. While not a cure for conditions such as depression or schizophrenia, it can enhance coping skills and improve overall quality of life.

Group Therapy is a form of psychotherapy where one or more mental health professionals work with several individuals in the same session. It can reduce wait times and expand access to care.

Groups bring together people with shared experiences and often focus on a specific concern, such as social anxiety or depression. Some individuals participate in both individual and group therapy, while others choose group therapy alone.

Common group focuses include:

• Generalized anxiety disorder

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Panic disorder and phobias

• Depression

• ADHD

• Substance use disorder

• DBT skills groups for emotional regulation

Group therapy offers connection, support, and shared learning in a collaborative environment

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a short-term, evidence-based approach that helps children, teens, adult survivors, and families heal from trauma. It is especially effective for PTSD, anxiety, and depression related to abuse, violence, or grief.

TF-CBT typically includes caregivers in treatment and combines cognitive behavioral techniques with family support to build healthy coping, communication, and stress-management skills.

For individuals with severe behavioral concerns, substance use, or suicidal ideation, other treatments may be recommended before beginning trauma-focused work.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), developed by Dr. Francine Shapiro, is a research-supported therapy that helps people process and heal from trauma and PTSD.

EMDR uses structured phases and bilateral stimulation (such as guided eye movements or tapping) to help the brain reprocess distressing memories. Based on the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, EMDR helps unresolved memories become less intense and less disruptive.

It can be used for a wide range of concerns and alongside other therapeutic approaches.

Play Therapy is a therapeutic approach primarily used with children who may struggle to express emotions or explain their experiences. Through guided play, a trained therapist helps children explore feelings, process trauma, and develop healthier coping skills.

As trust builds, children often become more open and expressive. Play therapy can help improve emotional regulation, problem-solving, empathy, social skills, and family relationships while reducing anxiety and behavioral concerns.

Art Therapy uses creative expression to support emotional, cognitive, and physical healing. It allows individuals to explore feelings, gain insight, and develop new ways to manage emotions—no artistic skill required.

Led by licensed professionals trained in both therapy and art, sessions can be one-on-one, in groups, or part of family or couples counseling. Art therapy helps people of all ages express themselves safely, feel more in control, and enhance overall well-being.

Common modalities include painting, drawing, clay work, sculpting, collages, doodling, and other creative activities.