Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, goal-oriented psychotherapy that changes negative thoughts and behaviors and is effective for various mental health conditions by promoting healthier coping strategies.
Interpersonal Therapy
Interpersonal therapy (IPT) improves mental health by addressing relationship issues. Lasting 12-16 sessions, it treats depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and substance abuse through techniques like role-playing and communication analysis.
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Psychoanalytic therapy explores how the unconscious mind influences thoughts and behaviors, aiming to uncover deep-seated patterns from childhood experiences to develop self-awareness and adaptive coping strategies through free association and dream analysis.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
REBT, developed by Albert Ellis, is a CBT that helps people change irrational beliefs, like perfectionism, to improve emotions and behaviors by replacing them with rational thoughts.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a CBT type initially for borderline personality disorder, effective for various mental health conditions. It focuses on mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Humanistic Therapy
Humanistic therapy emphasizes self-worth and self-growth through a client-centered, non-judgmental approach, providing a supportive environment for clients to explore their thoughts and feelings.
Mindfulness-Based Therapies
Mindfulness-based therapies incorporate mindfulness practices to help individuals become aware of their thoughts, emotions, and sensations, responding non-judgmentally to manage depression, anxiety, and stress, enhancing well-being and resilience.
Person-Centered Therapy
Person-centered therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, focuses on clients' subjective experiences and self-directed growth in a non-judgmental, supportive environment, emphasizing empathy and active listening.
Gestalt Therapy
Gestalt Therapy focuses on the present moment, helping clients become aware of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through techniques like role-playing and empty-chair work, aiming to integrate their experiences into a cohesive whole.
Integrative or holistic therapy combines traditional and nontraditional treatments to address mental, physical, and spiritual well-being, creating personalized plans that consider all aspects of an individual’s life for improved health and quality of life.
Integrative or Holistic Therapy
Family Therapy
Family therapy improves communication and relationships by treating the family as a system, where changes in one part affect all others, addressing mental health and behavioral issues collectively.
Behavioral therapy changes negative behaviors through techniques like exposure therapy and token economy, often in combination with CBT or DBT, to treat various mental health issues effectively.
Behavioral Therapy
Exposure Therapy
Exposure therapy, a cognitive-behavioral therapy, treats anxiety by gradually exposing patients to their fears in a controlled environment, helping them overcome and reduce their anxiety. It effectively addresses phobias, PTSD, OCD, and more.
Play therapy helps children express emotions and develop coping strategies through guided play activities, treating issues like anxiety, depression, and trauma. It includes non-directive, directive, and filial methods for optimal growth.
Play Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy helps process traumatic memories by guiding patients through eye movements, sounds, or taps. It treats PTSD and a wide range of issues. Based on the Adaptive Information Processing model, it aims to reduce distress by improving memory processing.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)