INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Therapy Modalities
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a therapeutic approach that blends acceptance and mindfulness techniques with commitment and behavior-change strategies. It focuses on helping people embrace their thoughts, feelings, and emotions rather than suppressing, avoiding, or controlling them. Rather than focusing on what is outside of your control, you’ll instead focus on what you can personally control.
ACT is beneficial for a variety of mental health conditions, including trauma, chronic pain, OCD, anxiety, depression, and stress. It’s also a fundamental tool to improve overall well-being.
With the help of therapy, you’ll gain confidence in your ability to handle thoughts and feelings without needing to control them.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that is focused on helping individuals identify and manage the underlying causes of their mental and emotional struggles. CBT is a highly effective treatment method used to reduce symptoms associated with a range of mental health issues, including depression, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, separation anxiety, and phobias. By examining the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, CBT can help individuals gain insight into how their thoughts create their feelings and behaviors, thereby empowering them to make lasting changes in their lives.
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a powerful, evidence-based approach to therapy, focused on helping individuals recognize and process their emotions. By exploring underlying patterns of emotion, clients gain insight into their behavior and the connections between their thoughts, feelings, and actions. EFT is especially beneficial for those struggling with relationship and family issues. Through this therapy, clients can learn to express and manage their emotions in a healthy way, resulting in improved mental health and overall wellbeing.
Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP)
Exposure Therapy is a type of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) intended to help overcome fears and anxieties. To do this, you are gradually exposed to the feared object or situation in a safe and controlled environment. Together with the therapist, you will determine a gradual hierarchy of the feared situations or objects that you work through over time. It is commonly used for anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and PTSD. However, it may be used in other situations. Exposure Therapy can help reduce the intensity of anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and ultimately lead to greater self-esteem.
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a type of therapy intended to help people who have had traumatic experiences in their lifetime. During EMDR, a therapist will take you through guided eye movements and other forms of bilateral stimulation (e.g., tapping or tones) while you recall the traumatic event or negative thoughts you are seeking support for. Recalling the events or emotions this way can help reduce the distress associated with them. It is used for a variety of mental health concerns, including PTSD, other traumas, anxiety, and depression. The goals of EMDR include reducing the intensity of symptoms, improving emotional regulation, and increasing self-esteem.
Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
PCIT is an evidence-based treatment for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties. It is usually aimed at children 2-7 years old. It is one of the front-line therapies for kids with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). The therapy involves strengthening the positive caregiver-child relationship, delivering clear, direct commands, and using effective strategies for child noncompliance. This therapy has been successful in addressing a wide variety of concerns including aggression, destruction of property, noncompliance/defiance, hyperactivity/inattention, emotional dysregulation, difficulties with attachment, feeding concerns, electronics usage, and anxiety.
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT)
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) is a behavioral intervention developed primarily for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It focuses on teaching pivotal skills—core behaviors that, when improved, can lead to widespread positive changes in a child’s development. PRT targets pivotal areas such as motivation, self-initiation, and responsiveness to multiple cues. It emphasizes following the child’s interests and preferences, using these as motivational tools for learning. This helps to increase the child’s engagement and initiative in the learning process.
Parents play a significant role in PRT by implementing strategies in everyday interactions with their child. They receive training from therapists on how to use PRT techniques effectively. PRT aims to promote generalization of skills beyond the specific context in which they are taught, ensuring that the child can apply learned skills in various situations and with different people.
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, or EFT, is an approach that helps couples understand the emotional patterns underneath recurring conflict and disconnection. Rather than focusing only on the issue you are arguing about, EFT looks at the cycle that keeps happening between you, such as one partner pushing for connection while the other withdraws or shuts down.
In therapy, you will learn to recognize that cycle as it happens and better understand the emotions, needs, and fears underneath each person’s reactions. This can make it easier to communicate more openly, feel less defensive, and respond to each other with greater understanding and connection. EFT can support couples who feel more like roommates than partners, struggle with parenting disagreements, have lost emotional or physical intimacy, are navigating a blended family, or are working to rebuild trust after infidelity.
Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
EFFT is an approach to family therapy that focuses on emotions and attachment within family relationships. It aims to create stronger emotional bonds within families and to improve communication and interaction patterns. EFFT is rooted in attachment theory, which suggests that secure emotional bonds are fundamental to human relationships. The therapy focuses on identifying and addressing attachment-related issues within the family.
EFFT helps family members recognize and regulate their emotions in healthier ways. By understanding and expressing emotions effectively, family members can create a more supportive and empathetic environment. The therapy teaches family members communication skills that promote understanding, validation, and empathy. By improving communication, conflicts can be resolved more effectively, and relationships can become more harmonious. EFFT aims to restructure problematic interaction patterns within the family. This involves identifying negative cycles of interaction and replacing them with more positive and constructive patterns.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is a relationship-based treatment designed for young children (ages 0-5) who have experienced trauma or are facing mental health, attachment, or behavioral challenges. This therapy works by strengthening the connection between parent and child, helping both process difficult experiences together in a safe, supportive environment. CPP is particularly effective for families who have experienced loss, separation, or other challenging life circumstances. Through play, developmental guidance, and emotional support, CPP helps restore the parent-child relationship and promotes healthy development, enabling both parent and child to feel more secure and confident in their relationship.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a specialized form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that emphasizes balancing acceptance with change. It focuses on building skills in four key areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT was originally developed for individuals struggling with intense emotions and self-destructive behaviors, but it has since been proven effective for a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, and relationship difficulties.
Through DBT, you’ll learn practical tools to manage overwhelming feelings, build healthier coping strategies, and create a more stable and fulfilling life.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a highly effective form of therapy most often used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). ERP involves gradually facing feared thoughts, images, or situations without engaging in the usual compulsive behaviors that follow. Over time, this reduces the anxiety associated with the triggers and breaks the cycle of obsession and compulsion.
This approach is considered the gold standard for OCD treatment and can also be helpful for other anxiety-related conditions. With ERP, you can develop resilience, reduce distress, and regain control over your daily life.
Circle of Security
Circle of Security is a relationship-based approach designed to strengthen the bond between caregivers and children. It helps caregivers better understand a child’s emotional needs, recognize patterns that may interfere with secure attachment, and learn new ways to support healthy emotional development. The framework is grounded in decades of attachment research and provides practical guidance for building stronger, more connected relationships.
By participating in Circle of Security, caregivers gain confidence in responding to their child’s needs and fostering a secure, supportive environment where children can thrive.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a therapeutic approach that views the mind as made up of different “parts,” each carrying its own feelings, beliefs, and roles. While some parts may protect us, others may hold pain or distress from past experiences. IFS helps you explore these inner parts with curiosity and compassion, while connecting to your core “Self”, the calm, confident, and compassionate center within you.
IFS is effective for a variety of concerns, including trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Through this process, you’ll learn to heal wounded parts, reduce inner conflict, and cultivate greater balance and harmony in your life.
SPACE Therapy
SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) is a parent-based treatment designed to help children and teens manage anxiety — without requiring them to attend sessions. Instead, we work directly with you as the parent or caregiver, giving you practical tools to respond to anxiety in a supportive and effective way. You’ll learn how to reduce accommodations that may be unintentionally reinforcing anxiety, while strengthening your child’s ability to cope independently. With the right support, meaningful change can happen at home, helping your child build confidence and resilience over time.
