Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based approach specifically designed to help children, teens, and their families heal after traumatic experiences. TF-CBT combines cognitive and behavioral techniques with trauma-sensitive interventions, guiding individuals to understand and reframe distressing thoughts, regulate overwhelming emotions, and gradually face trauma reminders in a safe way. This therapy emphasizes that traumatic experiences can leave lasting emotional pain, but healing is possible through structured support and coping skills. Alongside processing the trauma, TF-CBT integrates relaxation strategies, affect regulation, and cognitive coping, while also involving parents or caregivers to strengthen safety, trust, and open communication. The goal of TF-CBT is not to erase the past, but to reduce the power of trauma symptoms and empower individuals to move forward with resilience and a renewed sense of stability.

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Treatment Applications - Trauma | Anxiety | Depression

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most commonly used psychological treatments today. Supported by countless research studies, CBT has been found to have significant improvements in a child’s functioning and quality of life. To briefly put it, CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and thinking patterns, as well as unhealthy and problematic behaviors. CBT emphasizes the interconnectedness between our thoughts and behaviors, and uses strategies to help gain awareness and understanding of how our thoughts affect what we do (and vice versa). Through efforts of changing unhelpful thoughts and behavioral patterns, we also change how we feel, which helps us to cope with our issues and life’s stressors.

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Treatment Applications - Depression | Anxiety | Addiction | Trauma | Relationship Issues | And more

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one of the most widely used therapy approaches. Using a variety of techniques, children learn the importance of approaching and accepting their unwanted emotions, rather than avoiding or suppressing them. Acceptance of one’s emotions is learning how to accept one’s self – that our emotional experiences are understandable, important, and make sense. Once acceptance of emotions is achieved, ACT focuses on ways to commit to positive change and living a life aligned by one’s values. ACT postulates that our emotional experiences do not necessarily need to be “fixed,” rather they need attention and permission to be experienced fully, which allows us to experience life more fully. In addition to acceptance and committed action, ACT practices cognitive defusion (observing rather than reacting to a distressing thought), being in the present (mindfulness skills), self as context (realizing we are greater than our thoughts and emotions), and valued living (embracing activities that give meaning and satisfaction).

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Treatment Applications - Depression | Anxiety | Trauma | Chronic Pain | Addiction | OCD | Stress

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a structured therapy that focuses on how to manage intense emotions and relationship challenges. It is often used for those with strong impulses and self-destructive behaviors to help change unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns. It encourages the practice of skills that are organized by four areas – emotion regulation (managing intense emotions), distress tolerance (tolerating unpleasant emotions instead of escaping from them), mindfulness (non-judgmental awareness of emotions), and interpersonal effectiveness (healthy social and communication skills). DBT skills are often used in conjunction with other therapies.

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Treatment Applications - Personality Disorders (including borderline personality disorder) | Self-harm | PTSD | Eating Disorders | Mood Disorders | Anxiety | Addiction

Treatment Applications - Trauma/PTSD | Anxiety | Depression | Panic attacks | Phobias | Grief | Performance Related Issues

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapy that helps people heal from traumatic experiences by using bilateral stimulation—such as guided eye movements, tapping, or sounds—to support the brain’s natural ability to process difficult memories. EMDR doesn’t require someone to talk in detail about their trauma; instead, it focuses on reducing the emotional intensity of painful memories so they no longer feel as overwhelming or “stuck.” Through a structured eight-phase model, EMDR helps clients identify distressing memories, understand the beliefs tied to them, and replace those beliefs with healthier, more balanced perspectives. As the brain reprocesses the trauma, people often notice a decrease in anxiety, flashbacks, and emotional reactivity, along with a greater sense of calm and control. The goal of EMDR isn’t to make someone forget what happened, but to help the memory lose its emotional charge so they can move forward with more confidence, safety, and resilience.

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