Services

Individual Therapy

During individual sessions with a licensed therapist, you'll explore thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that may be affecting your well-being. While we don't offer advice, we will provide guidance, encouragement, and insights to support you in understanding the root cause(s) of your struggles.

The therapy process typically begins with an initial assessment, where we gather information about your history, current concerns, and goals for therapy. This helps us to develop a treatment plan tailored to your specific and individual therapy needs, and decide upon what therapeutic interventions may be most beneficial in your treatment. Our therapists are trained in a variety of methods, including Cognitive-Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical-Behavioral (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Brainspotting, and Internal Family Systems.

As therapy progresses, you and your therapist will work together to set goals and track progress, as you gradually gain insight into your patterns of thinking and behavior. Through improved self-awareness, you can expect to develop healthier coping mechanisms, improve emotional regulation, and address past traumas or life challenges.

Individual psychotherapy offers a safe, confidential space for personal growth, self-exploration, and healing, ultimately helps you to lead a more fulfilling life and manage your mental health more effectively.

Family Therapy

Families can also benefit from working with a licensed therapist to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen their relationships with one another. Involving some or all of the family members working collaboratively with a licensed therapist in a neutral and supportive setting, family counseling begins with a clinical assessment of the relationship dynamics, identifying key issues, and understanding each family member's perspectives and goals.

During sessions, the therapist facilitates open dialogue, teaches effective communication and conflict resolution skills, and helps family members to address underlying emotional needs or patterns that may contribute to challenges. Therapy often explores topics such as trust, intimacy, and shared values, encouraging empathy and mutual understanding.

Family counseling is goal-oriented and tailored to the unique needs of the relationship. By fostering a safe space for honest conversation and guided exploration, it helps family members to rebuild connection, resolve disagreements constructively, and develop healthier ways of relating to one another.

EMDR Intensives

An EMDR intensive is a focused and accelerated form of therapy. Unlike traditional weekly therapy sessions, an EMDR intensive condenses multiple therapy hours into one or more extended sessions over a short time frame, allowing for deeper and more concentrated work.

More about EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a highly-structured therapy that combines brief focus on traumatic memories with bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or bilateral tapping, to reduce their emotional intensity and vividness. Extensively researched, EMDR is proven effective for treating trauma and PTSD, with ongoing studies showing its benefits for anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing experiences.

For further information, visit EMDR International Association.

More about Brainspotting

Brainspotting is a therapy method that helps people process and release deep emotional and physical pain, trauma, and other difficult symptoms. It works by focusing on specific points in a person’s field of vision that are linked to emotional experiences stored in the brain and body. This approach taps into the body’s natural ability to heal by connecting with deeper parts of the brain involved in emotions and stress responses. The process can lead to significant emotional, mental, and physical relief.

For further information, visit Brainspotting.com.

Common Issues

The clinical team at Pivot Counseling has an extensive history working with clients to heal from major mental health challenges, such as Generalized Anxiety and Major Depression, and temporary-yet-life-altering issues including divorce, infidelity, and death of a loved one. However, often we see two specific issues occurring alongside the initial reason our clients seek out therapy: addiction and/or trauma.

Substance Use

Substance use disorder can look like a variety of different things; over-indulging with alcohol at an inappropriate time, prioritizing finances or time spent using substances over time with family, loss of personal identity due to preoccupation with seeking substances, etc. Whether you have been diagnosed with a substance use disorder or are merely concerned about how much of your time and energy are being taken up by a substance, working with a therapist can get you on track to take back control of your life and begin healing your relationship with yourself and loved ones.

Trauma & PTSD

Not all trauma comes with a diagnosis of PTSD. Many of our clients report a history of toxicity in relationships going all the way back to childhood, leaving them with difficulty building and maintaining healthy relationships with themselves, others, and the world around them. Challenges with anxious attachment, complicated and dysfunctional family relationships, and poor self-worth frequently are rooted in traumatic issues. With an eye toward the past, our therapists can help you to identify problematic themes, discover new ways of thinking and relating to yourself and others, and open up toward a healthier life.

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