Individual Services
A dedicated, confidential space to focus on yourself — evidence-based individual psychotherapy for children and adults.
A space designed for you
Therapy that meets you where you are.
Individual therapy is an opportunity to set aside a special time each week to focus on yourself — me time, in the truest sense. Often thought of as “psychotherapy,” individual therapy involves meeting with a therapist one-on-one to reduce internal conflict and suffering, which frequently contributes to problematic behavior.
Individual meetings are provided to children and adults and are personalized to meet the specific needs of each client. At the beginning of treatment, meetings are often weekly and last between 45 and 90 minutes, depending on the level of support needed. As therapy continues and clients meet their goals and feel a consistent decrease in distress or symptoms, sessions may decrease to biweekly, then monthly, before ending. That said, we always love to keep in touch and hear how clients are doing.
Inside the Session
Therapy,
tailored to you.
“An organic process of consistent and meaningful change.”
During individual meetings, sessions may include a variety of brief and depth-oriented psychotherapeutic techniques. Most clients will, at times, require brief interventions and coping-oriented therapy, while all clients deserve the attunement and healing dynamics provided by more depth-oriented and intensive psychotherapy.
At the onset of therapy, goals are discussed and clearly set, which may involve replacing negative thoughts with more rational ones, facing specific fears, or changing behavioral patterns. Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapies also strive for personal growth through insight into the conscious and subconscious mind. We are firm believers in tailoring our approach to each client, so that therapy becomes an organic process of consistent and meaningful change.
Areas of focus
What individual therapy can treat
Individual therapy sessions can be highly beneficial in treating a variety of mental health conditions and in helping clients develop the insight they seek for personal growth. Each weekly session is a special time for clients to focus on things they’d like to change, understand, improve, or explore. Guided in a safe and confidential environment, clients receive the earnest attention of an experienced professional who is passionate about their craft and genuine in their dedication to helping clients overcome challenges, find solutions, and develop new perspectives and life skills.
How it helps
Individual therapy can help clients:
- Overcome struggles with depression and anxiety.
- Find freedom from habitually negative patterns.
- Eliminate self-criticism or destructive thoughts.
- Change problem behaviors.
- Address emotional anguish.
- Confront past traumas.
- Build mental strength to move forward.
- Improve relationships with a spouse, partner, parent, child, or other loved one.
- Regain a sense of self-empowerment.
- Prepare for marriage or children.
- Cope with a breakup or divorce.
- Identify problems that seem indefinable.
- Confront medical ailments or relevant health decisions.
- Navigate problematic life transitions.
- Find balance in a hectic life.
- Express feelings honestly and without shame in a safe place.
- Develop new skills to recognize and alter self-sabotaging behaviors.
- Understand what was missed during earlier years and the impact on current functioning.
- Develop new and healthier ways of viewing a situation.
For our youngest clients
Individual Therapy with Children
Individual therapy with children consists of non-threatening methods such as games, role-playing, art, stories, play therapy, and activities to put the child at ease, build rapport, and reduce the sense of “being in therapy.” The goal is to make it fun — and we must admit, it’s a lot of fun for us too. Therapeutic concerns include anxiety, depression, trauma, dealing with loss or divorce, stress, problematic behaviors, and more. The most important components of successful therapy are an appropriate match between the patient and therapist, and parental involvement.
What clients often ask