In order to help you get through the fog of emotional and psychological difficulties and into a more focused and clear state of mind, Marigold Behavioral Health provides a variety of therapeutic approaches. This is how we can help on your journey:

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy is a form of in-depth talk therapy that aims to bring unconscious or deeply buried thoughts and feelings to the conscious mind so that repressed experiences and emotions, often from childhood, can be brought to the surface and examined.  Working together, we can look at how these early hidden and stifled memories have affected thinking, behavior, and relationships in adulthood. Individuals can often be unaware of their behavior patterns, even if they may be evident and self-destructive.

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT) is an intervention for individuals with mood disorders.  Its primary focus is stabilizing the circadian rhythm disruptions that are common among those with bipolar disorders.  IPSRT draws upon principles from Interpersonal Psychotherapy; an evidence-based treatment for depression, and emphasizes techniques to improve medication adherence, manage stressful life events, and reduction of disruptions in social rhythms.   

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) offers valuable support in identifying and challenging self-defeating thoughts and actions.  By focusing on present issues, ways unhealthy thoughts are hindering personal and professional goal attainment are revealed.  REBT can be beneficial for addressing various negative emotions such as anxiety, depression, guilt, problems with self-worth, and extreme or inappropriate anger.

Prolonged exposure therapy (PE) is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in which the therapist exposes the patient to fears in a safe and controlled way. Often, we tend to avoid the objects, activities, or situations related to our fears.  While this can help manage panic, in the short term, over time, this behavior can make our fears worse. In addition, avoiding certain places, situations, and activities can interfere with quality of life. This approach aids in demonstrating our ability to face and overcome our fears.

Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) is a form of Psychodynamic Therapy that aims to improve affective awareness of self and the impact we have on others.  MBT's focus is on developing the ability to understand how your mental state intersects with the mental states of those around you.  This approach was originally developed specifically for the treatment of borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder but has since been expanded as a successful treatment for anxiety, self-harm, and addiction. 

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a form of body-centered therapy that looks at the mind-body connection.  This approach releases traumatic shock, which is often the key to transforming daily life.  Treatment techniques include deep breathing, relaxation exercises, and meditation to help release pent-up tension that negatively affect physical and emotional well-being.  SE can help with a number of physical and mental health concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and sexual dysfunction.

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based therapy for individuals with PTSD.  This is a specific type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that is effective in reducing symptoms of PTSD that have developed after experiencing a variety of traumatic events including child abuse, combat, rape, and natural disasters.  CPT is generally delivered over 12 sessions and targets maladaptive thoughts linked to trauma by changing negative beliefs surrounding safety, trust, control, self-esteem, and intimacy.

The Gottman Method is a broad-based treatment that serves all couples, at any age, and in any stage of a relationship. This method can be applied to a variety of issues, but may be particularly useful for couples who are stuck in chronic conflict, coping with infidelity, and/or struggling with communication. This approach is based on the couple's patterns of interacting, and helping the partners learn and implement relationship-building and problem-solving skills together. 

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is an evidence-based approach focused on improving the quality of interpersonal relationships and social functioning.   IPT usually takes place over a limited number of sessions (typically 12 to 16).  This approach addresses interpersonal deficits, such as social isolation or poor social skills.  It can help patients manage unresolved grief, and can also help with difficult life transitions like retirement or divorce. 

Structural family therapy focuses on improving the interactions and dynamics between family members by enhancing  communication, while also restructuring the family system to address  elements that contribute to dysfunction. This restructuring can involve  modifying family boundaries, power dynamics, and how family members  respond to significant life changes. Structural family therapy is commonly utilized when families experience distress or tension during significant life changes, particularly in cases of parental or  adolescent mental health conditions, divorce, blending families or death/illness in the family.

Jungian analysis is an in-depth, analytical form of talk therapy designed to bring together the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind to help a person feel balanced and whole.  This approach calls for patients to look at the "real" self rather than the self they present to the outside world.  Several treatment techniques include dream analysis, word association, and art or dance therapy.  Jungian analysis is used to treat depression, anxiety, phobias, low self-esteem, grief, OCD, and relationship problems.    

Culturally sensitive therapy is an approach to psychotherapy that emphasizes the therapist's understanding of an individual's background and belief system as it relates to their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or other important elements that make up someone’s culture and/or identity.  Finding a therapist who utilizes a culturally sensitive approach can help patients, especially those who don’t identify with the dominant culture group, feel understood by their therapist, which often contributes to a stronger therapeutic alliance.