Methods of Therapy We Offer

Your therapeutic journey means developing relationships—connecting your body, mind, and spirit, reuniting with your creativity and expression, and collaborating with a healthcare professional to discover empowering resources for a successful journey towards optimal health and well-being. Here are our areas of expertise at Mind Body Connections:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

In this action-oriented approach, clients learn to stop avoiding, denying, and struggling with their inner emotions and instead, accept that…

Art Therapy in Counseling

Art Therapy in Counseling

Art therapy focuses on activating inner strengths and abilities through the creative process. Participants may use crayons, markers, paint, pastels,…

Attachment Based Therapy

Attachment Based Therapy

Attachment theory states that a strong emotional and physical attachment to at least one primary caregiver is critical to personal…

Body-Centered Psychotherapy

Body-Centered Psychotherapy

This term describes therapeutic approaches that integrate a client’s physical body into the therapy process. At the foundation of the…

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

One of the most highly researched evidence-based forms of therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps the client to identify how…

Dance Movement Therapy

Dance Movement Therapy

Based on the empirically supported premise that the body, mind, and spirit are interconnected, the American Dance Therapy Association  defines…

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

In dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), clients learn mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to help them achieve a…

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy is a a psychotherapy that helps people heal from trauma by reprocessing distressing…

Internal Family Systems Therapy

Internal Family Systems Therapy

The goal of internal family systems (IFS) therapy is to achieve balance and harmony within the internal system by differentiating…

Mindfulness in Psychotherapy

Mindfulness in Psychotherapy

When we use the term mindfulness, we refer to an openhearted, moment to moment, non-judgmental awareness (Kabat-Zinn, 2005, p. 24).…

Person-Centered Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy

This type of therapy uses a non-authoritative approach that allows clients to take more of a lead in discussions so…

Relational Cultural Therapy

Relational Cultural Therapy

Originally named the Feminist Perspective, this theory suggests that relationship is at the core of healthy growth and development. It…

Relationship and Family Therapy

Relationship and Family Therapy

Relationship and Family Therapy attends to a dyads relationship as the “client.” When a couple walks into session, it is…

Trauma Informed Therapy

Trauma Informed Therapy

Trauma-informed care is an approach that aims to engage people with histories of trauma, recognize the presence of trauma symptoms, and…

Wilderness Therapy

Wilderness Therapy

Ecotherapy is a unique form of therapy where nature co-facilitates the experience of the session. It utilizes the natural environment…