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. These are some of the ways we can help on your journey:

Psychoanalytic Therapy is an in-depth, analytical form of 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 processed.  Individuals can often be unaware of their behavior patterns, even if they may be evident and self-destructive.  Several treatment techniques include dream analysis, word association, and art therapy.  Psychoanalysis is used to treat depression, anxiety, phobias, low self-esteem, grief, and relationship problems. 

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.  This approach emphasizes techniques to improve medication adherence, manage stressful life events, and reduction of disruptions in social rhythms.   

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) offers support in identifying and challenging self-defeating thoughts and actions.  This approach utilizes diverse methods and tools, including positive visualization, reframing thoughts, self-help materials, and assigned homework, to reinforce progress between sessions.  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, individuals tend to avoid the objects, activities, or situations related to their fears.  While this can help manage panic in the short term, over time, this behavior can make 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 fears.

Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a short-term intervention that generally lasts anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions and can take place in any treatment setting.  Treatment takes place with a non-offending parent or caregiver.  Often, the treatment will begin with the child and non-offending caregiver having separate therapy sessions and advance to engaging in joint sessions.  TF-CBT is typically used to address PTSD due to sexual abuse, physical abuse, violence or grief.

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.  CPT is generally delivered over 12 sessions and targets maladaptive thoughts linked to trauma by challenging 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. 

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based approach that helps individuals accept the reality of their lives and their behaviors.  The core treatment techniques are mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.  DBT is primarily used to treat personality disorders and interpersonal conflicts, but can also be useful in treating mood disorders, SUD, and suicidal ideation.  

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.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a short-term goal-focused  evidence-based therapeutic approach, which incorporates positive  psychology principles and practices.  In the most  basic sense, SFBT is a hope friendly, positive emotion eliciting, future-oriented approach for formulating, motivating, achieving, and sustaining desired behavioral change.  This approach is commonly used to help manage trauma symptoms, hyperactivity, and aggression.

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.