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About Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a process in which changes in a person come about through experiences in a relationship with a professionally trained psychotherapist. This relationship provides a setting where the patient can learn to change behavior and reorganize beliefs about themselves and others, within a climate of understanding and exploration of thoughts, feelings and actions. The psychotherapist and patient collaborate to achieve goals, including resolving problems in living, and relationships, habit control, and or eliminating stress and depression.
The basis of psychotherapy is communication in the context of a confidential relationship. Through taking the initiative in talking about experiences in the sessions, patients come to recognize and rely on their own resources. The task of the psychotherapist is to tailor the treatment to techniques that will be best suited for the patient and to use treatments based on research and other clinical knowledge that are effective in changing behavior.
The only requirement in psychotherapy is honesty and a receptive stance toward feedback the therapist provides. The relationship provides an opportunity to try out new behavior, and to learn to replace old problem-solving strategies with those that result in more profitable experiences. Much of this learning occurs in the relationship with the psychotherapist.
The end results of psychotherapy occur from the efforts of the patient and therapist in the collaborative relationship. Effective communication in this relationship can result in an increase in the quality of the patient’s self-understanding, self-esteem, health, and relationships with others.
State-of-the-art theoretical orientations of psychotherapy employed by our psychologists include:
BEHAVIOR THERAPY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT)
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT)
FAMILY SYSTEMS THERAPY
HYPNOTHERAPY
MARITAL THERAPY
PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY
SELF PSYCHOLOGY
TRAUMATOLOGY AND ADDICTIONOLOGY
The basis of psychotherapy is communication in the context of a confidential relationship. Through taking the initiative in talking about experiences in the sessions, patients come to recognize and rely on their own resources. The task of the psychotherapist is to tailor the treatment to techniques that will be best suited for the patient and to use treatments based on research and other clinical knowledge that are effective in changing behavior.
The only requirement in psychotherapy is honesty and a receptive stance toward feedback the therapist provides. The relationship provides an opportunity to try out new behavior, and to learn to replace old problem-solving strategies with those that result in more profitable experiences. Much of this learning occurs in the relationship with the psychotherapist.
The end results of psychotherapy occur from the efforts of the patient and therapist in the collaborative relationship. Effective communication in this relationship can result in an increase in the quality of the patient’s self-understanding, self-esteem, health, and relationships with others.
State-of-the-art theoretical orientations of psychotherapy employed by our psychologists include: