“The only way out is through.”
– Robert Frost
Family – Centered Therapy
Conducted in the home; evidenced-based model focused on improving communication/interactions, addressing conflicts/stress between family members.
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Structured Family Therapy
Strength-based model focused on functionality of the family roles; interrupting and preventing dysfunctional patterns from repeating; therapist joins the family early in the establishment of therapeutic rapport to learn about the unspoken rules and dynamics that exist; fostering increased stabilization in members’ interactions.
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Strategic Family Therapy
Combination of classical approaches–strategic and family therapy models; goal-oriented, implementation of specific plans that are carefully designed to address individual behaviors within the family system.
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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Goal-oriented approach; therapist observes dysfunctional patterns in the client and assists in developing short, medium, and long-term goals achieved through measurable, replicable steps.
Crisis Intervention Therapy
Immediate, short-term support in urgent circumstances aimed at re-stabilizing functioning.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Focused on thought and behavior patterns; identifying distorted thoughts and dysfunctional actions; developing problem solving skills to help with emotional regulation.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
Insight-oriented approach; exploring the unconscious thought patterns that contribute to attitudes and behavior; increasing self-awareness of one’s drives and motives.
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Gestalt Therapy
Client-oriented approach, focused on individual’s current experiences and contributing factors (environmental, social, biological, etc.); examining the present rather than the past; 5 guiding principles—Proximity, Similarity, Continuity, Closure, and Connectedness.
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EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing; an integrative approach for trauma treatment; a set of standard protocols facilitated by a therapist certified in this technique to explore past trauma, present problems, and future actions.
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Relationship – Centered Therapy
Focused on the quality and strength of critical relationships; client with self, client with provider, and client with community.
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Experiential Therapy
Expression-oriented; focused on activities aimed to explore past and present relationships, conscious or subconscious feelings; role playing, art, music, or other recreational activities.
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Person Centered Therapy
Individual-oriented; focused on the person, not the current problem, and aimed at self-actualization—fulfillment of personal potential. Therapist incorporates respect and positive regard, genuineness, and empathy in building the rapport with the client.
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Narrative Therapy
Individual-oriented; focused on identifying one’s strengths/skills and values/motivators as tools to navigate their lives; therapist helps client co-author a new “story” of more desirable life circumstances to strive toward in the present and medium to long-term future.
Play Therapy
Child-centered; use of games, toys, and activities to help children express their emotions.
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Art Therapy
Expression-centered; painting, drawing, sculpting as a means of exploring feelings, events, experiences; reflecting on the process of making art and the underlying meanings; often used in conjunction with other therapeutic/analytic techniques.
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
A form of cognitive behavioral therapy; identifying dysfunctional thought and behavior patterns, shifting to thoughts and behaviors that lead to more desirable outcomes; 4 components—Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Emotional Regulation.
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Adult, relationship-centered, often used with couples or families; short-term method for strengthening existing relationships, addressing communication issues, increasing understanding and awareness of partners’ emotional states, responses, and drives.
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Relational Therapy
Relationship-centered; focus on interactions/transactions with others in daily living and their impact on the quality of individual experience.
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Marital Therapy
Couples-centered; marriage counseling focused on the improvement of communication and understanding in the relationship.
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Integrative Approach Therapy
Individual-centered, used in children, adolescents, and adults; multi-dimensional, incorporates theory and practice from more than one therapeutic approach; combinations of techniques are tailored to individual needs.
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