Individual Psychotherapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT (said as a word, not an acronym) promotes mindfulness and behavioral skills to help you move toward a fulfilling, values-based life.
As a culture, we are often taught (or explicitly told) that happiness will arrive when we get rid of or sufficiently reduce internal experiences we perceive as negative, such as traumatic memories or self-critical thoughts. While logical, this approach is not always psychologically healthy, as it may lead us away from important life domains. See if it isn’t so in your own experience: pain and values are two sides of the same coin, because “we hurt where we care.”
ACT offers us a recourse: leaning into, while developing a healthy detachment from, emotional pain; anchoring attention to the present moment, where life is; clarifying values; and building positive habits in the service of living the kind of life you want to live. ACT is one of the most research-backed approaches in the field, across social problems and psychiatric diagnoses. Both Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy methods can be seamlessly folded into ACT.
You can learn more here:
https://contextualscience.org/act
and from the originator, Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D., here:
Exposure Therapy
Exposure Therapy is effective for targeting specific fears, anxiety, or traumatic memories that can get in the way of engaging in meaningful life activities. Exposure is a gradual process done collaboratively through written, in-vivo (real life), or imaginal practices, centered on allowing you to reconnect with what matters most to you.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is helpful for challenging ingrained thought patterns that can keep you stuck and feeling anxious or depressed. CBT techniques guide you to think more flexibly about yourself, others, and the world, while building active momentum toward achieving your life goals.