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Attachment-Based Therapy is grounded in attachment theory, which emphasizes how early relationships—especially with primary caregivers—shape emotional development, trust, and connection with others. This approach focuses on understanding attachment patterns and addressing relational injuries that may continue to affect wellbeing and relationships.
Habit Reversal Training (HRT) is a structured, evidence-informed therapy approach often used for body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) and tic-related concerns. HRT focuses on building awareness of a behaviour, identifying triggers, and practising alternative responses that reduce the urge and interrupt the habit loop.
CBT posits that our cognitions (thoughts), behaviours and emotions are all linked together. Unfortunately, we don’t have direct control over our emotions. If anyone has ever given you the advice “Just don’t worry about it!” then you know that trying to just change an emotion is a difficult feat. Fortunately, we do have…
EMDR was originally developed for PTSD. It can be used to help people manage difficulties associated with any trauma, even when a client does not meet criteria for a PTSD diagnosis. Additionally, research shows it is beneficial for anxiety, chronic pain, phobias, grief…
First, it is important to understand our body’s stress response in order to understand the benefits of mindfulness. When we are feeling emotional stress or anxiety, our body often responds. Stress triggers our body’s Fight-Flight-Freeze response and releases stress hormones into our bloodstream….
In EFT, the relationship itself is the client. Couples can get into ineffective behavioural patterns of how they relate to one another. EFT posits that there are reasons for why these behaviours exist, and therapy involves uncovering these reasons
Hypnotherapy is an evidence-based mental and physical health treatment that makes use of specific strategies of hypnotic induction (or heightened focus and concentration on one’s senses) to induce a relaxed or calm state during therapy by a trained professional…
In DBT treatment, a client is taught “opposing” strategies – acceptance and change. DBT helps clients to find a way to accept and validate their current experiences and behaviours, and also discover ways….
CPT treatment is a trauma-focused approach that is designed to help individuals challenge and reframe their existing beliefs about their trauma. This treatment can help people reprocess a traumatic event, confront and challenge long-held beliefs and assumptions…
Polyvagal Theory is an approach that was designed to help understand trauma. The theory stems from understanding the body’s vagus nerve, which is the longest cranial nerve in the human body! This nerve is the main link to the body’s autonomic nervous system. Essentially…
The “Flash” Technique (FT) is an approach that originated from the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) intervention. Similarly to EMDR, FT is an intervention designed to help an individual reprocess past trauma (i.e. distressing memories and life events)….
Narrative therapy is a collaborative, respectful approach that treats people as separate from the problems they’re facing. Instead of defining you by a diagnosis or a challenge, narrative therapy helps you explore the context around your experiences and identify the skills, values…
ERP is a research-supported form of cognitive behavioural therapy used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety patterns that involve intrusive thoughts, avoidance, and compulsive rituals..
Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) is a goal-oriented approach that prioritizes progress over problem analysis. Instead of spending extensive time on where an issue came from, SFT focuses on what you want to be different and the steps that can move you there…
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a client-centred, goal-oriented approach that helps people strengthen their motivation for change. It is especially useful when you feel stuck, unsure, or pulled in two directions—wanting change, but also feeling hesitant, overwhelmed, or unconvinced.
Psychodynamic therapy is a form of talk therapy focused on understanding the underlying psychological factors that contribute to emotional distress. Grounded in psychoanalytic traditions, it emphasizes self-reflection, emotional insight, and the therapeutic relationship.
Family Systems Therapy is a form of psychotherapy focused on how family relationships, communication, and roles affect wellbeing. Rather than viewing concerns as belonging to one person alone, this approach looks at the family as an interconnected system—where change in one part of the system affects the rest.
Body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) are repetitive, self-directed behaviours that can lead to damage to hair, skin, or nails. Many people describe doing them automatically or without noticing until after it happens. BFRBs can cause physical effects and can also impact confidence, mood, and daily life.
Somatic therapy is an approach that includes the body as part of therapeutic work. It focuses on how stress, emotions, and past experiences can show up through sensations, tension, and nervous system responses. By paying attention to what happens in the body, therapy can support insight, regulation, and new ways of responding—especially when talking alone does not feel sufficient.