- Individual: This therapy involves only the patient and the therapist.
- Group: Two or more patients may participate in therapy at the same time. Patients are able to share experiences and learn that others feel the same way and have had the same experiences.
- Marital/couples: This type of therapy helps spouses and partners understand why their loved one has a mental disorder, what changes in communication and behaviors can help, and what they can do to cope.
- Family: Because family is a key part of the team that helps people with mental illness get better, it is sometimes helpful for family members to understand what their loved one is going through, how they themselves can cope, and what they can do to help.
Psychodynamic/Object Relations Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy is based on the assumption that a person is having emotional problems because of unresolved, generally unconscious conflicts, often stemming from childhood. The goal of this type of therapy is for the patient to understand and cope better with these feelings by talking about the experiences. Psychodynamic therapy is administered over a period of three to four months, although it can last longer, even years.
Interpersonal Therapy
Interpersonal therapy focuses on the behaviors and interactions a patient has with family and friends. The primary goal of this therapy is to improve communication skills and increase self-esteem during a short period of time. It usually lasts three to four months and works well for depression caused by mourning, relationship conflicts, major life events, and social isolation.
Psychodynamic and interpersonal therapies help patients resolve mental illness caused by:
- Loss (grief)
- Relationship conflicts
- Role transitions (such as becoming a mother, or a caregiver)
Cognitive-Behavioral/Mindfulness Therapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps people with mental illness to identify and change inaccurate perceptions that they may have of themselves and the world around them. The therapist helps the patient establish new ways of thinking by directing attention to both the “wrong” and “right” assumptions they make about themselves and others.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is recommended for patients:
- Who think and behave in ways that trigger and perpetuate mental illness.
- Who suffer from depression and/or anxiety disorders as the only treatment or, depending on the severity, in addition to treatment with antidepressant medication.
- Who refuse or are unable to take antidepressant medication.
- Of all ages who have mental illness that causes suffering, disability, or interpersonal problems.
Existential/Experiential
Existential means we begin wherever you currently are in your life. Who are you? At this moment, what are you thinking? What do you value? What is your reality?
Experiential means we will explore your understandings of yourself and the world you encounter. What is your experience? How does that translate into/impact the problems, issues or concerns that have brought you into therapy.
Other Therapy Modalities
- Intensive Outpatient – Treatment
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Family and Marital Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Existential and Experiential Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Grief and Loss Therapy
- Strategic/Communication
- Gestalt
- Post Modern Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Autism Evaluation and Treatment
- Group Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Behavioral Therapy (Pavlov)
- Cognitive Therapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Multi-Generation Family Therapy (Bowen)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Reunification Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Transpersonal Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Therapy works best when you attend all scheduled appointments. The effectiveness of therapy depends on your active participation. It requires time, effort, and regularity.
As you begin therapy, establish some goals with your therapist. Then spend time periodically reviewing your progress with your therapist. If you don’t like the therapist’s approach or if you don’t think the therapist is helping you, talk to him or her about it and seek a second opinion if both agree, but don’t discontinue therapy abruptly.
Tips for Starting Therapy
Here are some tips to use when starting therapy for the first time:
- Identify sources of stress: Try keeping a journal and note stressful as well as positive events.
- Restructure priorities: Emphasize positive, effective behavior.
- Make time for recreational and pleasurable activities.
- Communicate: Explain and assert your needs to someone you trust; write in a journal to express your feelings.
- Try to focus on positive outcomes and finding methods for reducing and managing stress.
Remember, therapy involves evaluating your thoughts and behaviors, identifying stresses that contribute to your condition, and working to modify both. People who actively participate in therapy recover more quickly and have fewer relapses.
Also, keep in mind, therapy is treatment that addresses specific causes of mental illness; it is not a “quick fix.” It takes longer to begin to work than medication, but there is evidence to suggest that its effects last longer. Medication may be needed immediately in cases of severe mental illness, but the combination of therapy and medicine is very effective.
We have male and female clinicians with a wide variety of specialties.
You can browse through the clinicians or call our front office and ask a question.
Most insurances are covered.
| Aetna | YORK INSURANCE COMPANY |
| AETNA GLOBAL BENEFITS | HMC HEALTH WORKS |
| Americas Health Plan | HOLDEN AND COMPANY |
| Anthem Blue Cross of CA | HORIZON HEALTH CLAIMS EAP |
| Anthem Blue Cross of California | HUMANA MILILTARY HEALTHCARE |
| APS Healthcare, Inc. | LIFE STRATEGIES |
| Blue Cross – California | LIFE STRATEGIES |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | LOCAL 1014 HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN |
| BLUE CROSS OF CA EAP | MAGELLAN |
| BLUE CROSS SISC | Magellan (Blue Shield MHSA) |
| BLUE SHIELD | Magellan Behavioral Health |
| CHAMPVA | Medicare – California (South) |
| CIGNA | Medicare North Dakota |
| Clinicas Del Camino Real | MHN |
| College Health IPA | MILITARY ONE SOURCE |
| COMPSYCH CLAIMS DEPT | NATIONAL FOUNDATION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |
| CORE SOURCE | NGS American |
| COUNTY OF VENTURA | Nippon Life Insurance Co. |
| CURALINC HEALTH CARE | ONE HEALTH PLAN |
| Delta Health Systems | OPTUM |
| DENIED | PacifiCare Behavioral Health |
| EAP – Aetna | PACIFICARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| EAP – CuraLinc Healthcare | PACIFICARE LIFE AND HEALTH |
| EAP – Magellan | PERSONAL CHOICE CLAIMS |
| EAP – Value Options | PGBA TriWest VA CCN |
| EAP AFFILIATE SPECIALIST MIDWEST | PINNACLE CLAIMS MANAGEMENT |
| EAP CLAIMS | PRINICIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP CCN |
| EBA & M CORP CCN | PROCTOR AND GAMBLE EAP |
| EMPIRE BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD | SCS – UBH |
| EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATORS | SEAVIEW IPA |
| EMPLOYERS | Seaview IPA |
| EXCLUSIVE CARE | SECURE HORIZONS |
| FIRST HEALTH NETWORK | SEDGWICK C.M.S. |
| FREEDOM LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA | STANISLAUS FOUNDATION |
| GEHA | THE HARTFORD |
| GREAT- WEST LIFE & ANUITY INS | TRIWEST |
| HARRINGTON HEALTH | UBH (United Behavioral Health) |
| HCM HEALTH WORKS | UFCW |
| HEALTH EQUITY, INC | UMR |
| HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF AMERICA | UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH |
| HEALTH NET | UNITED HEALTHCARE |
| Health Net CA and OR | United Healthcare Military & Veterans |
| HEALTH NET FEDERAL SERVICES | United Healthcare of Oxford |
| HEALTHCOMP | VALUE OPTIONS |
| HEALTHNET | VALUE OPTIONS EAP |
| HEALTHNET FEDERAL GOVERNMENT C/O PGBA | VALUE OPTIONS (CA) |
| HELMSMAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES | VALUE OPTIONS (MI) |
| VALUE OPTIONS (VO’s MI) | VALUE OPTIONS (NC) |
| VALUE OPTIONS NY | VALUE OPTIONS (NY) |
| VCBH MENTAL HEALTH CARE PLAN M/CAL | VALUE OPTIONS (TX) |
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