Individual Psychotherapy

Patients benefit most when they are motivated to change, attend sessions regularly, focus without distraction during sessions, follow through on action plans, and problem solve matter-of-factly in the event of a technological glitch.

We most commonly treat ADHD, anxiety, mood disorders, autism spectrum disorder, learning disorders, and PTSD. We also offer affirming care for LGBTQIA+ patients and those exploring gender identity.

During initial appointments, we get to know each patient and their concerns. Together, we identify concrete treatment goals that will meaningfully improve their daily life. For minors, we include parents in this process. Therapy combines emotional support with actionable steps toward these goals. Once the goals are met, patients may end therapy or set new goals.

Parents meet as needed with their child’s therapist, separate from the child’s own sessions. Between meetings, and as issues arise, parents are invited to share concerns by email or schedule additional sessions.

Our clinicians specialize in working with different diagnoses and age ranges. They combine different theoretical orientations into a practical approach to therapy, for example:

1. Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills in four areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Patients learn to calm themselves down physiologically, in order to think clearly and respond rather than react.

2. Cognitive behavioral therapy teaches participants to identify and correct thinking errors. Examples of thinking errors include: internalizing blame, catastrophizing, negative filtering, and emotional reasoning. Patients benefit from learning to identify, challenge, and replace illogical assumptions with constructive and realistic thoughts.

3. Executive Functioning Support teaches skills needed to plan, organize, start, finish tasks, and meet goals. Our therapists often help patients to incorporate technology into self-management.

4. Trauma therapy helps patients to move from a state of chronic emotional and physical hyper-arousal into a relaxed, mindful state wherein difficult experiences can be emotionally processed and cognitively shelved.  

5. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapy that helps people heal from trauma and painful memories. As you recall a difficult memory, your therapist guides you through bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movements or tapping. This process helps your brain reprocess the memory so it loses its emotional charge.

6. Exposure Therapy teaches patients to walk towards anxiety-provoking situations with matter-of-fact readiness to problem-solve. Patients stop avoiding events and thereby reinforcing the false narrative that they cannot manage difficult situations.

7. Social Skills Training. Social skills training helps participants better understand social conventions and nonverbal and situational cues. In individual therapy, participants can practice communication skills and receive immediate feedback that supports progress and improves confidence.

8. Art Therapy uses drawing, painting, and other art forms to help patients explore and express feelings that are hard to put into words. Exploring the creative process with a therapist can reduce stress, help patients process trauma, and deepen understanding of their thoughts and feelings.

Yes! We help patients at any stage of their career set realistic goals and create action plans to reach them. Beyond exploring interests, we consider practical factors like a living wage, health insurance, and saving toward retirement. We use standardized assessments, such as career interest inventories and cognitive, personality, and aptitude tests to clarify and capitalize on strengths.

Yes! We provide couples counseling. Couples benefit most when they define shared goals, attend sessions regularly, and approach conversations with curiosity rather than defensiveness. Some couples decide to separate or divorce, and we help them to do so as constructively as possible, especially when children are involved.

We typically do not work with patients experiencing psychotic disorders, Bipolar I/mania, or opioid use disorder, as these conditions are generally ill-suited for telehealth.