Cognitive Behavoir Therapy
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, also known as CBT, is a psychotherapy often used in talk therapy. This type of therapy is used to structure sessions so that Dr. Jen and the client can be solution-focused. By using CBT clients can identify inaccurate thoughts that become obstacles in their way. Cognitive Behavior Therapy’s evidence-based tools can be used both in and out of session, so that the benefit of therapy is lasting and directly applicable to your life. Many mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder can be treated using these methods.
Dialectal Behavoir therapy (Informed)
Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment under the umbrella of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). DBT allows patients who struggle with suicidal ideation or self-destructive behaviors to develop skills to regulate emotions and care for interpersonal relationships when emotions become intense and feel unmanageable. These skills include mindfulness practices, CBT practices, and physical interventions to impact your nervous system. Dialectal is the theory that two opposites; acceptance and change, can be brought together to achieve goals. It seeks to increase your sense of balance in your life, and improve your ability to connect to what is joyful and meaningful to you. Currently, Dr. Jen has formal training and experience in DBT, but she currently does not offer a formal DBT program, instead offering interventions strongly informed by DBT.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) is a form of Cognitive Behavior Therapy specifically for those who have experience life-threatening events or abuse, as well as loved ones and caretakers of people with those experiences. When aspects of traumatic experiences are unable to be processed coherently into long-term memory, the memories remain closer to consciousness and emerge, often out of your control and with no apparent warning.