Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
ACT is a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that focuses on changing how we relate to our difficult thoughts and feelings in order to build a life guided by our values. It is a very active form of therapy that goes beyond simply talking about problems to actually developing skills to better manage whatever life throws at us.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
ERP is the most evidence-based treatment for people struggling with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It involves gradually approaching rather than avoiding feared situations, thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations in order to learn that these experiences are not actually dangerous, and we are capable of handling them without the use of life-diminishing safety behaviors.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Using principles of CBT from a trauma-informed perspective, CPT works to treat PTSD by helping people process their traumatic experiences and challenge negative beliefs that have kept them stuck in the past, reliving the trauma instead of living life here and now.
Case Management
As a social worker, I can also help link you to whatever community resources you may need to help you feel safe and supported. I am trained to work with clients from a "person-in-environment" perspective, recognizing that people bring multiple identities to therapy and are influenced by forces such as race, gender, sexual orientation, class, and culture among many others.