These are some intervention modalities in which I have been trained:

Cognitive behavioral therapy – CBT helps people identify and change thinking and behavior patterns that are unhealthy or ineffective, replacing them with more accurate thoughts and functional behaviors. It can help a person focus better on current problems and how to solve them. It often involves practicing new skills in the “real world.” CBT can be helpful in treating a variety of disorders, including depression, anxiety, trauma related disorders, and eating disorders. For example, CBT can help a person with depression recognize and change unhelpful or maladaptive thought patterns or behaviors that are contributing to the depression.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing – EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the client to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation. EMDR is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and PTSD symptoms. Ongoing research supports positive clinical outcomes showing EMDR therapy as a helpful treatment for disorders such as anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences.

Exposure and response prevention – ERP is now considered to be the first-line psychotherapy for OCD, with a large body of literature supporting its efficacy. Different perspectives will highlight more specific agents of change, and a very simplistic explanation is that ERP works by disconfirming people’s distorted beliefs through exposures. This intervention modality requires active participation from the client, as homework is an intrinsic part of treatment. ^*

Mindfulness therapy involves increasing non-judgmental awareness of the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that keep us from connecting with our authentic selves.

Parts and Memory consists in healing our wounded parts by neutralizing the painful or disturbing emotions that are connected to their traumatic memories.

Supportive therapy uses guidance and encouragement to help patients develop their own resources. It helps build self-esteem, reduce anxiety, strengthen coping mechanisms, and improve social and community functioning. Supportive psychotherapy helps patients deal with issues related to their mental health conditions which in turn affect the rest of their lives.