Therapeutic Approaches
EMDR- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an extensively researched, proven therapy designed to help people recover from anxiety, depression, chronic pain, addiction, OCD, developmental trauma like neglect and early life attachment injuries in addition to acute trauma like PTSD.
How does EMDR work?
EMDR uses guided "bilateral stimulation"—such as side-to-side eye movements—to help the brain safely reprocess traumatic memories, reducing their emotional intensity and vividness.
Trusted Worldwide
EMDR is recognized as an effective treatment by top global health organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Proven Results
To date, EMDR therapists have successfully helped millions of people across 130 countries.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is based on the Cognitive Model which observes that the way individuals perceive situations produces their thinking, emotion/feelings and subsequent behaviors. By identifying distressing thinking clients are able to better evaluate how realistic or valid they are, adjust these thoughts and subsequently reduce painful mood states like depression and anxiety and change unwanted behaviors or actions. Along the way clients can also learn how to solve problems effectively, learn new skills and set and achieve meaningful goals. To learn more about CBT visit here.
Schema Therapy
What are Schemas? schemas are a predictable pattern of thoughts about yourself, your relationship to others and the world that drive painful mood states like anxiety and/or depression and maladaptive coping habits in the form of repetitive behavior (e.g. coping styles of schema maintenance, schema avoidance, and schema compensation.) Examples: “I’m unlovable,” “I’m a failure,” “People don’t care about me,” “I’m not important,” “Something bad is going to happen,” “People will leave me,” “I will never get my needs met,” “I will never be good enough.”
How do Schema’s get created? Schema’s develop in childhood as a part of adaptive development as a way for the brain to effectively respond to the world. If a child’s normal need for connection, autonomy, play and spontaneity and healthy limits and assertion are not adequately met Schema’s can be formed that can help the child adapt and survive that environment. However once that child reaches adulthood those Schema’s may become maladaptive and operate as an obstacle for that person in getting their needs met effectively, achieving their dreams and professional goals or experiencing positive mood states (e.g. contentment, awe, happiness and joy). This is because many coping habits or actions triggered by the Schema’s end up interfering with achieving the desired goal.
How does Schema Therapy work?
Schema Therapy is designed to address unmet needs and to help clients break these patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving, which are often tenacious, and to develop healthier alternatives to replace them. Schema-Focused Therapy has shown remarkable results in helping people to change patterns which they have lived with for a long time, even when other methods and efforts they have tried before have been unsuccessful.
ACT-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a type of psychotherapy that teaches acceptance to help clients deal with negative thoughts, feelings, symptoms, or circumstances. ACT therapy encourages increased commitment to healthy, constructive activities that uphold your values or goals. To learn more about ACT Therapy visit here.