CLINICAL PRACTICES

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Adults and Adolescents:

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), is an evidence-based mental health approach that helps individuals accept difficult thoughts and emotions while committing to meaningful, values-driven actions. ACT supports mindfulness, emotional resilience, and long-term well-being.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a form of psychotherapy originally designed to treat depression. It is now used for a number of mental disorders, working to help the individual solve current problems and change unhelpful thinking and behavior.

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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), for trauma is an attachment-based, experiential approach that helps individuals process traumatic memories and unmet needs by fostering safety, emotional regulation, and secure bonds. 

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), is an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma. EMDR is a set of standardized protocols that incorporates elements from many different treatment approaches. To date, EMDR therapy has helped millions of people of all ages relieve many types of psychological stress.

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Somatic Therapy, is a body-based approach to healing that works with the nervous system, including support of the vagus nerve, to help the body release stored stress and trauma. This approach may include somatic modalities such as EMDR and tapping (EFT), which use bilateral stimulation and body awareness to support regulation, emotional processing, and a greater sense of safety and balance.

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Children and Family:

 

Parent Coaching, a collaborative and skills-based service that supports parents and caregivers in developing effective strategies to address their child’s emotional and behavioral needs. Parent coaching focuses on strengthening communication, improving parent-child relationships, and implementing practical tools that promote healthy development and positive family dynamics.

 

Filial Therapy (Modified), a therapeutic approach that trains parents or caregivers to use structured play techniques to strengthen the parent-child relationship. This approach helps caregivers better understand their child’s emotions, improve communication, and support healthy emotional expression within a safe and supportive family environment.

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Parent Child Relationship Therapy (PCRT), an evidence based, attachment focused approach developed by Gary Landreth that strengthens the parent child relationship through structured therapeutic play sessions. This service supports parents in developing skills to respond to their child’s emotional needs, improve communication, and foster secure attachment, while promoting emotional regulation and positive behavioral outcomes in children.

 

Child-Centered Play Therapy, The spontaneous play of children has long been recognized as a natural form of communication. In play therapy the added dimension is the child’s developing relationship with the professional Play Therapist. The child’s inner resources are enabled by the therapeutic alliance to bring about growth and change. To learn more abut Play Therapy please click here.

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