Treatments

Treatment Methods

Therapy isn’t about “fixing” you — it’s about giving you tools to handle life’s curveballs in new and healthier ways. In our first sessions, we’ll figure out together which approaches fit your goals.

Most of the treatments I use fall under the umbrella of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT is a research-backed, practical style of therapy that helps with everything from trauma and anxiety to depression, relationship issues, and personality challenges. The idea is simple: the way we think and behave shapes how we feel — so changing our thoughts and habits can make a real difference.

Most of the treatments below are approximately 4-6 months of weekly sessions. Think of these as ballpark estimates, not hard rules — everyone works at their own pace. What you can expect is to learn useful skills, practice them, and (often sooner than you’d think) notice real progress.

Yes, it’s work — but it’s also incredibly rewarding to see yourself mastering skills that once felt impossible.

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT):

Helps you understand how past trauma affects how you see the world, yourself, and others.

  • Recognize how trauma shapes your perspective on current situations
  • Practice more flexible, balanced thinking
  • Learn to consider multiple explanations for what you notice

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT):

A “life skills boot camp” for managing stress and emotions.  

  • Learn mindfulness: staying in the present without beating yourself up
  • Improve relationships and day-to-day coping
  • Develop tools for handling intense emotions like anger or anxiety
  • Can be done in sections or as a year-long weekly program 

Emotion-Focused Therapy: Couples

Great for partners who feel stuck in the same old arguments. 

  • Understand how unmet needs drive relationship tension
  • Learn to express emotions in ways that actually bring you closer
  • Build communication patterns that strengthen your bond 

Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (CBCT): Couples

Especially helpful if trauma is affecting your relationship. 

  • Learn about trauma’s impact on your relationship dynamics
  • Process past experiences together in a supportive way
  • Build strategies for managing conflict and communicating effectively 

Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescripting Therapy (ERRT): 

For tackling nightmares head-on.

  • Learn healthy sleep habits and relaxation techniques
  • Write out and “rescript” nightmares to reduce their intensity

Mastery of Your Anxiety and Panic:

For panic disorder and agoraphobia (fear of public places). 

  • Learn breathing techniques and calming thought strategies
  • Gradually face feared situations at your own pace
  • Shift from “panic controls me” to “I know how to handle this”

Mindfulness:

Being present without judgment — easier said than done, but powerful once you practice it.

  • Increase awareness of emotions, body sensations, thoughts, and behaviors
  • Learn to notice when your mind drifts to past/future and gently return to the present
  • Practice responding to emotions with acceptance instead of criticism

Prolonged Exposure (PE):

For processing trauma memories and reducing avoidance.

  • Understand how trauma symptoms are maintained
  • Safely revisit avoided but harmless situations
  • Use “imaginal exposure” (retelling trauma memories) to process emotions

Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT):

For people who are too controlled and rigid (yes, that’s a thing).

  • Practice flexibility and openness to new experiences
  • Strengthen closeness and connection with others

Schema Therapy: 

For long-standing patterns of thinking that come from early experiences.

  • Identify old beliefs (“schemas”) that aren’t serving you anymore
  • Challenge unhelpful thought patterns
  • Practice new, healthier ways of interpreting situations 

Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR):

Especially useful for people with a history of childhood abuse.

  • Learn emotion regulation skills (anger, fear, sadness, hypervigilance)
  • Build interpersonal skills for healthier relationships

Unified Protocol (UP)

A flexible, “one-size-fits-most” treatment for many emotional struggles.

  • Helps with panic, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and more
  • Learn healthier responses to uncomfortable emotions across different problems
  • Combines mindfulness, cognitive flexibility, and emotion regulation skills

Mastering Your Adult ADHD

  • Build practical skills for organization, time management, and reducing distractions
  • Tackle unhelpful thoughts like self-criticism (“I’m lazy”) and replace them with more accurate, motivating perspectives
  • Improve relationships by strengthening motivation in conversations and communicating more effectively.