I consider myself an integrative therapist, meaning that I utilize a combination of therapeutic approaches in my clinical work. I rely most heavily on the techniques described below:
Client centered therapy
Client centered therapy is a non directive form of talk therapy, meaning that it allows the client to lead the conversation and does not attempt to steer the client in any way. The key characteristics of client centered therapy are genuineness, empathetic understanding, and unconditional positive regard.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a short-term, goal-oriented psychotherapy treatment that takes a hands-on, practical approach to problem-solving. Its goal is to change patterns of thinking and behavior that are behind people's difficulties, and therefore to change the way they feel.
Exposure and Response Prevention
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) involves exposing oneself to the thoughts, images, objects and situations that trigger anxiety. Response Prevention refers to making a choice not to do a compulsive behavior once the anxiety or obsessions have been triggered. All of this is done under the guidance of a therapist at the beginning, although you will eventually learn to do your own ERP exercises to help manage your symptoms. Over time, this leads to improvements to anxiety. ERP is often described as the "treatment of choice" for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is a therapeutic approach that seeks to move an individual away from a state of indecision or uncertainty and towards finding motivation to making positive decisions and accomplishing established goals. It is collaborative, non-confrontational, and client centered.
Insight oriented therapy
Psychodynamic therapy, also known as insight-oriented therapy, focuses on unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person’s present behavior. The goal of psychodynamic therapy is to increase a client’s self-awareness and understanding of the influence of the past on present behavior. In its brief form, a psychodynamic approach enables the client to examine unresolved conflicts and symptoms that arise from past dysfunctional relationships and manifest themselves in current symptoms.
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