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CBT is the therapeutic modality all therapists are trained in. We engage in negative thinking traps (cognitive distortions, intentionally and unintentionally entertain negative beliefs). This is debilitating and can cause setbacks and increase the feeling of being stuck. The main benefit of CBT helps individuals gain control of their thoughts. In a nutshell, CBT places emphasis on building our self-awareness, improving our emotional intelligence, and building confidence for individuals to understand the connection between unhealthy and healthy thoughts.

CPT is a cognitive therapy that focuses on assisting others with learning how to confront negative beliefs and change the way they see themselves in the world and build necessary tools to improve safety, trust, power/control, esteem, and intimacy. CPT was primarily created for treating trauma and trauma responses. Over the years, CPT has been proven to help individuals break free from cycles increasing insecurities, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

The group format of CPT is different because the main focus is supporting those suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. The group will run for 12 sessions and will require a good bit of writing. Please, try to not worry. The writing assignments will be focused on you getting better.

We use the Prepare/Enrich program for Couple's Therapy along with Emotion Focused Therapy and other modalities. Prepare/Enrich has been around for over 35 years and aimed at promoting growth and helping others gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics of a relationship. Prepare/Enrich is a powerful program that starts with an online assessment in which each person, independently, complete prior to the start of the first session. The assessment needs to be completed at least a week before the first session. You will have approximately 6 to 8 sessions, covering the following areas: Communication, lifestyle and habits, spiritual beliefs, stress management, conflict resolution, financial management, sex and affection, differences in partner's personalities, family and friends, and relationship roles and expectations. Because I am a Prepare/Enrich Facilitator, my goal will highlight identifying your needs, exploring your strength and growth areas, helping to identify and manage major stressors, resolving conflicts using a Ten Step Model, developing a more balanced relationship using the Couple and Family Maps, and deepening your understanding in personality differences and maximizing teamwork. You will have a solid chance of having the relationship you deserve with your loved one. 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a program that helps others learn skills to view life differently. DBT will help you tap into being mindful, learning to sit in painful/uncomfortable emotions, building healthier relationships with self and others, and developing the tenacity to accept what is out of your control while focusing what is within your control. Imagine not having many skills to maneuver through life. DBT is effective in treating several disorders, such as  posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and obsessive compulsive disorders. DBT is geared at guiding you in being able to embrace living a life worth living.

DBT Group is offered in 8 week increments with a max of 6 people per group.

Let us say this...WE LOVE EMDR. Imagine being challenged to sit in an uncomfortable state of facing some of your worst experiences in life that you cannot shake and come out defeating the hold they had on you. EMDR works by pushing past the part of the brain that is stuck due to trauma or some other debilitating block that prevents our left side of the brain to soothe the right side of the brain. In other words, EMDR helps us reprocess (walk through an experience) a disturbing memory in order to move past it. EMDR can take anywhere from three to twelve sessions before fully addressing/uncovering/unpacking a traumatic memory.
EMDR will not be effective on individuals who are actively abusively and/or using alcohol and drugs, or engaging in a behavior that helps them feel less (aiming to feel numb by any means necessary).

Do you struggle with bouncing back from a change? Do you question your self-esteem? Do you feel powerless? What are your thoughts about hope? The Women's Resiliency Group will take you on a journey of finding yourself and learning to enjoy everything about YOU. When you think of resilience, you will tap into feeling good being in your own skin, facing change from an optimistic perspective, and bouncing back from setbacks to the point of seeing your opportunity to live the life you deserve.