
Therapy Modalities
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Psychodynamic Therapy
What Is Psychodynamic Therapy?
Psychodynamic therapy is a time-tested approach that explores how your past experiences, early relationships, and unconscious patterns shape the way you feel, think, and relate to others today. Rather than only focusing on surface symptoms, psychodynamic therapy helps you uncover the deeper roots of emotional struggles, creating lasting change from the inside out.
How It Works
In therapy, you and your therapist build a safe, trusting relationship where you can explore recurring thoughts, feelings, and relationship patterns. By bringing hidden or unexamined experiences into awareness, you gain insight into the “why” behind your emotions and behaviors. This insight leads to freedom from old patterns and the ability to make new, healthier choices.
Benefits of Psychodynamic Therapy
Deep understanding of self and relationships
Relief from depression, anxiety, and emotional distress
Healing from unresolved trauma or loss
Greater capacity for intimacy and connection
Long-term personal growth and resilience
Who Can Benefit?
Psychodynamic therapy is especially helpful for individuals who feel “stuck” in recurring relationship difficulties, struggle with low self-esteem, or sense that past experiences continue to influence their present life. It’s well-suited for anyone seeking meaningful, lasting change rather than quick fixes.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
What Is IFS?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a powerful, evidence-based approach to therapy that helps people understand and heal the different “parts” of themselves. We all have inner voices, feelings, and patterns of behavior—some supportive, others critical or protective. IFS views these parts not as problems, but as valuable aspects of your inner world that can be gently understood and transformed.
How It Works
In IFS, you’ll learn to connect with your core Self—the calm, compassionate center within you. From this place of strength, you can approach your parts with curiosity and care, rather than judgment. Over time, protective parts soften, wounded parts find healing, and you begin to feel more balanced, whole, and at peace.
Benefits of IFS Therapy
Greater self-compassion and inner harmony
Healing from trauma, anxiety, and depression
Reduction of inner conflict and self-criticism
Improved relationships and emotional resilience
A deeper sense of wholeness and authenticity
Who Can Benefit?
IFS can be especially effective for those struggling with trauma, attachment wounds, relationship challenges, or patterns of self-sabotage. Whether you’re seeking relief from emotional pain or simply want to deepen your self-awareness, IFS offers a compassionate path toward lasting growth.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
What Is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the most widely researched and effective forms of therapy. It focuses on the connection between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. When unhelpful thought patterns take hold, they can create cycles of stress, anxiety, or depression. CBT helps you identify these patterns, challenge them, and replace them with healthier, more balanced ways of thinking and responding.
How It Works
In CBT, you’ll work collaboratively with your therapist to set clear goals and practice practical tools you can use in daily life. Techniques may include thought reframing, problem-solving, mindfulness, and behavior changes. Over time, these strategies build resilience and help you regain a sense of control over your emotions and choices.
Benefits of CBT
Relief from anxiety, depression, and stress
Tools for managing negative or intrusive thoughts
Improved coping strategies and emotional regulation
Practical skills you can apply outside of therapy
Increased confidence and problem-solving ability
Who Can Benefit?
CBT is highly effective for individuals dealing with anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, PTSD, phobias, and everyday stress. It’s also well-suited for people who want a structured, solution-focused approach with strategies that bring noticeable results.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
What Is DBT?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a structured, evidence-based form of therapy originally developed to support people struggling with intense emotions, self-destructive behaviors, and difficulties in relationships. DBT combines mindfulness practices with cognitive and behavioral strategies, helping you accept yourself as you are while also making meaningful changes in your life.
How It Works
In DBT, you’ll learn skills across four key areas:
Mindfulness – staying present and grounded
Distress Tolerance – coping with crises in healthy ways
Emotion Regulation – managing overwhelming feelings
Interpersonal Effectiveness – building stronger, more balanced relationships
DBT can be offered in individual therapy, group skills training, or a combination of both. Over time, these skills help you find balance, reduce harmful behaviors, and build a life that feels worth living.
Benefits of DBT
Reduces self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and impulsive behaviors
Improves ability to handle stress and crisis situations
Builds emotional stability and resilience
Strengthens relationships through healthier communication
Promotes mindfulness, acceptance, and personal growth
Who Can Benefit?
DBT is especially effective for individuals coping with borderline personality disorder (BPD), trauma, eating disorders, or other conditions involving intense emotions and difficulty regulating behavior. It’s also valuable for anyone who feels “hijacked” by their emotions and wants practical tools to manage them more effectively.
COUPLES THERAPY
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
What Is EFT?
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a highly effective, research-backed approach designed to help couples and individuals build stronger, more secure emotional bonds. Grounded in attachment theory, EFT focuses on identifying and transforming negative patterns in relationships, helping people move from disconnection and conflict to safety, trust, and closeness.
How It Works
In EFT, your therapist guides you to recognize the underlying emotions and needs driving conflict or distance. By slowing down reactive cycles, you and your partner (or you individually) can express feelings in new, more vulnerable ways that invite connection instead of pushing it away. Over time, this process creates new patterns of interaction, deepening trust and intimacy.
Benefits of EFT
Strengthens emotional connection in relationships
Reduces conflict, criticism, and defensiveness
Heals attachment wounds and fosters trust
Builds communication rooted in empathy and understanding
Creates lasting relationship satisfaction and resilience
Who Can Benefit?
EFT is especially effective for couples experiencing recurring conflicts, emotional distance, or the aftermath of betrayal. It’s also valuable for individuals who want to heal from attachment injuries or develop healthier ways of relating. Whether you’re struggling with trust, intimacy, or communication, EFT offers a structured, supportive path toward deeper connection.
Gottman Method Couples Therapy
What Is the Gottman Method?
The Gottman Method is a research-based approach to couples therapy developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman. Grounded in decades of studying real couples, this method provides practical, evidence-based tools to strengthen relationships, improve communication, and resolve conflict. The goal is to help couples build trust, intimacy, and lasting connection while reducing negative patterns that create distance.
How It Works
In Gottman Method therapy, you and your partner begin with an in-depth assessment of your relationship’s strengths and challenges. From there, your therapist introduces strategies designed to deepen friendship, manage conflict, and create shared meaning in your partnership. Couples learn new ways to listen, express needs, and handle disagreements without escalation.
Benefits of the Gottman Method
Enhanced communication and conflict resolution skills
Increased emotional intimacy and trust
Reduction of criticism, defensiveness, and stonewalling
Tools for navigating differences with respect and understanding
A stronger foundation for long-term relationship success
Who Can Benefit?
The Gottman Method is highly effective for couples at all stages—from dating and premarital counseling to long-term partnerships facing conflict or disconnection. It’s also helpful for couples recovering from betrayal, managing stressors such as parenting or career pressures, or simply seeking to strengthen their relationship.
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