A mind/body approach developed to treat trauma and now used for a variety of concerns.

A therapy that integrates mindfulness, improving relationships, learning to manage suffering, and how to change it.

Also known as “parts work”, IFS acknowledges and explores the different components of ourselves. We learn about how our parts work together and how to manifest change through inner-communication and self-acceptance.

We believe in the right to self-determination. Our outlook is that people know what they need and possess innate qualities and strengths to move toward growth and change.

We promote social justice and challenge oppressive systems. We seek to empower individuals and communities to resist exploitation, discrimination, and marginalization.

Our relationships are fundamental to building our lives. In research, it is the therapeutic relationship above all else that indicates positive outcomes. We foster, nurture, and hold ourselves accountable in our relationships in the therapy space.

An approach that takes into account a person’s early childhood history, including that of unconcious forces. Our relationships are encouraged and explored in this approach.

A model that takes into account the stages of change including precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and the role of relapse as part of a change process.

A social work frame of viewing people as experts in their own lives and builds upon that expertise to promote self-efficacy and positive development, particularly for those who experience marginalization and discrimination.