Category: Our Therapeutic Modalities
January 15, 2020
Understanding Evidence-Based Therapeutic Modalities When considering therapy, you might hear the term evidence-based. This means that the approach has been rigorously studied and shown to be effective for particular mental…
January 13, 2020
ACT stands for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. ACT originated in the 1980s with Steven Hayes and is considered a 'new wave' therapy approach that takes a non-pathologizing view of human…
January 11, 2020
CBT was developed in the 1960s to help treat mood and anxiety symptoms. CBT is a structured treatment that focuses on the role of thoughts and behaviour on psychological and…
January 7, 2020
EFT stands for 'emotion-focused therapy and is used with both individuals and couples to resolve surface emotions (e.g., often anger, frustration, anxiety, depression) and disruptions in attachment by uncovering and…
January 5, 2020
IFS was developed by Dr. Richard Swartz in the 1990s and is quickly becoming a modality of choice by an increasing number of psychologists, psychotherapists, and counsellors because of its…
January 4, 2020
DBT is another evidence-based psychotherapy that is commonly used to help address distress tolerance difficulties, self-harm behaviours and Borderline Personality characteristics. DBT is sometimes used to help bolster coping skills…
January 1, 2020
EMDR is a highly specialized therapy that is primarily used to treat trauma and PTSD and work on the restructuring of disruptive core beliefs such as deep-rooted feelings of inadequacy,…
