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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) specializes in trauma processing. Through bilateral eye movements and other bilateral stimulation, EMDR helps clients reprocess traumatic memories and neutralize the emotional intensity associated with them, enabling cognitive and emotional integration of difficult experiences.
THE GPS APPROACH
Effective psychotherapy draws on diverse evidence-based approaches, each adaptable to individual client needs. The following framework integrates complementary techniques for a truly personalized therapeutic experience:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the connection between thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. By identifying and restructuring negative thought patterns and maladaptive behaviors, CBT helps clients reduce emotional distress and build practical coping skills.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) extends CBT principles to address emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance. Particularly effective for clients with borderline personality disorder, DBT balances acceptance and change strategies through individual therapy, skills training, phone coaching, and therapist consultation.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) integrates mindfulness practices with CBT principles to prevent depressive relapse. By cultivating present-moment awareness of thoughts and feelings without judgment, clients develop resilience against recurring depression.
Narrative Therapy empowers clients to externalize their problems—viewing difficulties as separate from their identity. By reframing their life stories, clients author new meanings and identities that align with their values and strengths.
Exposure Therapy treats anxiety and phobias through gradual, controlled exposure to feared situations or objects. By safely confronting what they fear, clients learn that their anxiety naturally diminishes and feared outcomes don't occur.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches clients to acknowledge difficult thoughts and emotions without struggle, while committing to meaningful actions aligned with personal values—creating psychological flexibility and resilience.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) takes a future-oriented approach, emphasizing practical solutions to current problems rather than extensive exploration of the past. This efficient method helps clients identify and build on existing strengths and resources.
Humanistic Therapy emphasizes personal growth, self-actualization, and the healing power of the therapeutic relationship. Key modalities include Person-Centered Therapy (Carl Rogers) and Gestalt Therapy, both rooted in genuine human connection and client potential.
Gestalt Therapy cultivates awareness of present-moment experience, personal responsibility, and the here-and-now. By examining how past experiences shape current behavior and relationships, Gestalt practitioners use experiential exercises to bring unresolved conflicts to consciousness, fostering integration and authentic change.
Carolyn Godman, Ph.D. | Licensed Psychologist | Ca