Psychotherapy

ACT is an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy that stems from Traditional Behaviour Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

In ACT, clients are encouraged to stop avoiding, denying, and struggling with their emotions and learn to accept such feelings as adaptive responses to situations. Such acceptance and giving up the fight against the emotions allows them to move forward in their life. Such acceptance along with evaluation and understanding of one’s values leads to commitment to making necessary changes in their behaviour.

CBT is a goal-oriented, problem-focused, and structured approach to treating many psychological issues such as depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, relationship conflict, and psychosis. It is based on the idea that the way in which a person interprets events, situations, and people influences their subsequent mood and behaviour.

DBT is an evidence-based psychotherapy that began with efforts to treat Borderline Personality Disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder is a disorder where a person struggles with an unstable sense of identity, instability in relationships, and difficulty regulating emotions. Borderline Personality Disorder is challenging to treat because the characteristic emotional volatility and instability in a person’s sense of self and their relationships makes it hard to remain engaged in treatment unless a clinician is skilled in understanding the diagnosis and how to treat it. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is widely used and scientifically proven to be a successful treatment program for people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

EFT is an evidence-based treatment approach based on the idea that how we understand and use our emotions guides how we live. Some people develop unhealthy patterns of emotions that contribute to poor psychological and emotional well-being.

Mindfulness refers to meditative ideas and practices that involve observing thoughts and feelings and letting go of the need to change or ruminate about things. Mindfulness-Based Therapies encompass mindfulness philosophies and techniques in their intervention approach.

Motivational Interviewing is a counselling method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behaviour. It is a practical, empathetic, and short-term process that takes into consideration how difficult it is to make life changes.

Unlike traditional forms of therapy that take time to analyze problems, pathology, and past life events, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) concentrates on finding solutions in the present time and exploring one’s hope for the future to find quicker resolution of one’s problems. This method takes the approach that you know what you need to do to improve your own life and, with the appropriate coaching and questioning, are capable of finding the most effective solutions.

If you’ve experienced significant psychological stress or are suffering from a disorder such as PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), you may benefit from For Health’s Sake EDMR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy.

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Couples Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Family Therapy
• Mindfulness
• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)