Therapy styles, explained in simple words.

CBT helps you spot unhelpful thought-and-behavior loops and practice new patterns that reduce symptoms over time—one doable step at a time.

DBT teaches practical skills for navigating big emotions, handling distress, and strengthening relationships—often in a supportive, coaching-style format.

ACT helps you make room for difficult thoughts and feelings while building a life guided by your values—so you can move forward even when things feel hard.

ERP is a gold-standard approach for OCD that helps you reduce compulsions by gradually facing triggers while practicing new responses—at a pace you can handle.

Mindfulness-based approaches strengthen attention and present-moment awareness, helping you relate to thoughts and emotions with more steadiness and choice.

MI helps you work through ambivalence about change by strengthening your own reasons, confidence, and next steps—without shame or pressure.

EMDR helps distressing memories feel less intense and less ‘stuck,’ so the present can feel safer and more manageable.

Somatic approaches support regulation by working with the nervous system and body cues—especially helpful when stress shows up physically.

SE is a somatic method that helps restore regulation by working with sensation, attention, and gradual processing—focused on safety and pacing.

NARM focuses on developmental trauma and attachment wounds—how survival strategies shape identity, emotion, and connection, and how to move toward more freedom and choice.

These structured trauma treatments reduce trauma symptoms and shift trauma-linked beliefs—helping you rebuild safety, trust, and self-understanding.

Psychodynamic therapy helps you understand deeper patterns—how past experiences shape present emotions, relationships, and self-beliefs—so you can live with more clarity and choice.

IFS helps you relate to different ‘parts’ of yourself (like an inner critic or protector) with curiosity and compassion—often reducing shame and inner conflict.

Narrative therapy helps you separate from the problem (“the problem is the problem”) and strengthen your story with more agency, values, and preferred identity.

Family systems therapy looks at patterns between people—not just within one person—so you can shift cycles, strengthen boundaries, and build healthier connection.

FBT is a structured approach where caregivers play a central role in supporting eating disorder recovery—often for adolescents—with an emphasis on safety and steady progress.

A research-informed couples approach that strengthens friendship, builds conflict tools, and supports shared meaning—so both partners feel more understood and connected.

IPT improves mood and symptoms by strengthening relationships and building skills for navigating key interpersonal stressors—often in a focused, time-limited format.

Group therapy uses shared experience, guided support, and practice to reduce isolation and strengthen real-life relationship skills—at a pace you control.

Art therapy uses creative process and image-making to support regulation, insight, and integration—especially when words feel limited or exhausting.

Music therapy uses music experiences (listening, rhythm, songwriting, improvisation) to support regulation, connection, and emotional expression in a structured therapeutic way.

Dance/movement therapy uses movement and body awareness to support regulation, integration, and connection—helpful when emotion lives in the body.

Medication management supports symptoms biologically (sleep, anxiety, mood, attention) and often works best alongside therapy, lifestyle support, and regular check-ins.

Play therapy helps children express feelings, build coping skills, and work through stress using developmentally appropriate play—often with caregiver support included.

Structured programs with multiple sessions per week (often groups + individual) designed to offer more support, stability, and momentum when symptoms feel too heavy for weekly therapy alone.

TMS is a noninvasive brain stimulation treatment often used for depression when medications and therapy haven’t been enough—typically as part of a broader care plan.

ECT is a medical treatment used for severe depression and certain acute psychiatric situations; it can be life-saving when rapid relief is needed and other treatments haven’t helped.