Therapy Model Descriptions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, evidence-based approach that helps clients understand how their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact. By identifying unhelpful patterns and learning practical strategies, clients gain tools to manage distress, improve functioning, and build resilience. CBT is collaborative, goal-oriented, and adaptable to a wide range of concerns—from anxiety and depression to OCD and trauma.

Clients will learn to:

• Identify and challenge unhelpful thought patterns

• Break cycles of avoidance, rumination, or compulsive behavior

• Be aware of and track mood, behavior, and progress over time

• Use coping strategies for stress, anxiety, and emotional regulation

• Set realistic goals and take actionable steps toward change

• Increase mindfulness, self-awareness, and cognitive flexibility

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based approach that helps clients develop psychological flexibility—the ability to stay present, open, and engaged with life, even in the face of difficult thoughts and emotions. Rather than trying to eliminate discomfort, ACT teaches clients to accept their internal experiences, clarify personal values, and commit to meaningful action.

Clients learn to:

• Recognize and make space for painful thoughts and feelings without being overwhelmed by them

• Step back from unhelpful thought patterns through techniques like cognitive defusion

• Stay grounded in the present moment, even during emotional distress

• Identify core personal values and use them to guide decisions and behavior

• Take committed action toward a more fulfilling, values-driven life—even when challenges persist

Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (fACT) is an evidence-based, streamlined, values-based approach that helps clients move toward meaningful change—quickly and effectively. Rooted in the principles of traditional ACT, fACT emphasizes psychological flexibility: the ability to stay present, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and take action guided by personal values.

Rather than focusing on symptom reduction, fACT helps clients clarify what truly matters and build a life aligned with those values—even in the presence of emotional discomfort. It’s especially useful in brief or integrated care settings, where time is limited but impact still matters.

Clients learn to:

• Notice and accept difficult internal experiences without judgment

• Identify core values across domains like love, work, and play

• Commit to small, meaningful actions that build momentum and resilience

fACT - Tailored for High-Level Professionals and Health Care Providers

In fast-paced, high-pressure roles, clarity and resilience aren't luxuries—they're necessities. Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (fACT) provides a streamlined, evidence-based approach tailored specifically for executives and healthcare providers who require results without compromising depth. This values-driven model helps clients quickly identify what truly matters, accept internal challenges without judgment, and take purposeful action—even in the face of stress, burnout, or emotional fatigue. Whether you're leading teams, making life-altering decisions, or caring for others, fACT empowers you to stay grounded, flexible, and aligned with your core values. It's therapy built for impact.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based, structured therapy approach designed to help individuals manage overwhelming emotions, reduce self-destructive behaviors, and build a life worth living. Originally developed for individuals with borderline personality disorder, DBT has been proven effective for a wide range of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, eating disorders, and more.

DBT emphasizes the balance between acceptance and change. Clients learn to acknowledge their current emotional experiences while developing skills to create meaningful and lasting changes in their behaviors and relationships.

Clients learn the following skills:

• Mindfulness

• Distress Tolerance

• Emotion Regulation

• Interpersonal Effectiveness

Trauma-Focused Therapy is designed to help individuals process and heal from traumatic experiences. Whether the trauma stems from a single event or repeated exposure to distressing situations, this evidence-based approach helps clients understand how trauma affects their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors—and guides them toward recovery in a safe, supportive environment. Treatment emphasizes safety, trust, empowerment, and collaboration. It incorporated various modalities such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Clients will learn to:

• Better understand how trauma impacts the brain and body

• Identify and manage trauma triggers

• Build emotional regulation skills

• Challenge unhelpful beliefs

• Strengthen coping skills and resilience

• Reclaim personal safety and empowerment

• Process traumatic memories at their own pace

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is a highly effective, evidence-based treatment for individuals struggling with chronic sleep difficulties. Unlike sleeping pills, which only address symptoms, CBT-I helps identify and change the thoughts, behaviors, and patterns that interfere with restful sleep. It is considered the gold standard treatment for insomnia and is endorsed by organizations like the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

CBT-I typically involves a structured, short-term program (often 6–8 sessions) that teaches you how to retrain your brain and body for healthy, restorative sleep—without relying on medication.

Clients learn: to

• Understand how sleep cycles work and why sleep is essential for physical and mental health.

• Identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts about sleep

• Establish a consistent sleep schedule.

• Improve sleep hygiene

• Break the cycle of sleeplessness

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, goal-oriented counseling approach designed to help individuals explore and resolve ambivalence about change. Whether you're considering a shift in behavior, improving your health, reducing substance use, or making other life changes, MI helps you strengthen your own motivation and commitment by exploring your personal values, goals, and reasons for change in a supportive environment.

MI is respectful, non-judgmental, and empowering. Instead of being told what to do, you are guided through a process that helps you discover your own reasons for making changes that matter to you.

Clients will learn to:

• Clarify personal values and how they relate to the changes you're considering

• Recognize and resolve ambivalence that may be keeping you stuck

• Identify intrinsic motivation—your own internal reasons for change

• Build momentum for change, one small step at a time