Creative and integrative therapies offer new, innovative approaches to counseling, and can act as a compliment to traditional talk therapy. These include art therapy, EMDR, sand tray therapy, trauma art narrative therapy and more.
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Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
This innovative method is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on healing-oriented techniques and aims to achieve a transformation in client behavior by exploring the in-depth processing of difficult emotional and relational experiences.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a mindfulness–based approach that incorporates mindfulness skills as an effective way to recenter our attention. Practitioners Andrea McGady, MEd Andrea McGady uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in individual sessions for those who want to cultivate a rich and meaningful life. As we seek to create this type of life, we will […]
Art Therapy and EMDR
Artwork provides a concrete, visual image that is utilized when reprocessing experiences with the bilateral stimulation of EMDR Therapy. Children, in particular, respond positively to the combination of the two.
Clinical Art Therapy
Clinical Art Therapy incorporates painting, drawing, sculpture, and other types of art creation into the session, as a tool for communication and treatment.
Dialectical-Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy that aims to identify and change negative thinking patterns and encourage the development and practice of new, positive behaviors.
Nature-Assisted Therapy and Leadership
Ecotherapy helps a person to deepen their connection with nature and understand and process the emotional impact of a declining and damaged environment. Ecotherapy can be helpful in relieving symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress and ADHD.
EMDR
EMDR stands for “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.” During EMDR, clients focus on past, present, and future experiences while simultaneously focusing on external, bilateral stimulation. EMDR is especially powerful in helping alleviate anxiety and in helping people who have experienced trauma.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a therapy approach that recognizes and respects the complexity of each person’s inner world. By listening deeply to all parts of self, we can have greater ease in our lives, greater compassion for ourselves, and less distress and reactivity.
Mindfulness-based Therapy
Mindfulness-based therapy approaches help people become more aware of the present moment, including their feelings, thoughts, and reactions. Practices include meditation and a wide range of practices that invite people to slow down, develop greater calm and curiosity, and learn to pause before reacting. Practitioners Elizabeth Campbell Children express themselves in much different ways than […]
Play Therapy
Play Therapy is increasingly the recognized method of working with children and adolescents. Play is natural for children who are able to more readily engage in this type of therapy than traditional talk therapy, because play is the language children use to communicate. A trained play therapist understands the metaphors used in the child’s play to […]
Sand Tray Therapy
Sand tray therapy is a specialized modality that uses sand and selected “miniatures”, objects which provide the medium for emotional expression and communicating one’s experience. For children, sand tray provides a safe, natural way for self-expression.
Solution-Focused Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy is an evidence-based practice of talk therapy for people seeking immediate change. Sometimes we may not be afforded the time and the knowledge to know why a problem occurred; however, there is current pressure and demand to solve it. When our problems loom large in our lives, we can sometimes lose sight of […]
Trauma Art Narrative Therapy
Trauma Art Narrative Therapy is a structured cognitive technique which pieces together memories by guiding individuals to narrate the traumatic event through a series of sequential drawings. As one draws snapshots of the event, the integration of the emotional and cognitive components of the brain promotes healing.