What is Psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy, also known as talk therapy or mental health counseling, is a type of treatment that helps people identify and change unhealthy thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It’s a collaborative process that involves a therapist, sometimes called a counselor, and a patient working together to create a supportive environment for open dialogue.
The work conducted is called treatment. In treatment is when client and therapist identify problems, goals, and objectives. A treatment plan is outlined and progress is measured to determine outcomes.
Top Specialties
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental health conditions that involve more than temporary fear or worry. Anxiety can be generalized or social and situational based. Panic disorders include panic attacks and fear of having more panic attacks. Other types of anxiety disorders include obsessive-compulsive disorder and specific phobias. Agoraphobia is a type of situational anxiety.
Depression
Depressive disorders are mood disorders that can cause a feelings of sadness and loss of interest in activities. Some symptoms of depressive disorders include:
- Feeling sad, irritable, or empty
- Feeling a loss of pleasure or interest in activities
- Poor concentration
- Feelings of excessive guilt or low self-worth
- Hopelessness about the future
- Thoughts about dying or suicide
- Disrupted sleep
- Changes in appetite or weight
- Feeling very tired or low in energy
- Depression can be caused by a number of factors, including brain chemistry, genetics, and childhood development.
Personality Disorders
According to research, 9-10% of the population of the US has a personality disorder. A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of behaviors and inner experiences that deviates significantly from the expectations of the individual’s culture. These patterns begin in adolescence or early adulthood, are pervasive and inflexible, and appear stable over time. A core feature of a personality disorder is distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
Someone with a personality disorder may struggle in the areas of cognition (ways of perceiving and interpreting self, other people, and events), emotions, impulse control and relationships.
Areas of Expertise
- Addiction
- Adjustments
- Alcohol Use
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Disorders (ADHD)
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Co-occurring Disorders
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Domestic Abuse/Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Gambling
- Grief
- LGBTQIA+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Multicultural Competencies
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues, Dating and Marriage
- Resilience Building
- Self Esteem
- Sex Addiction
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep
- Social Anxiety
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
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