Therapy Service Page

The individual therapy we provide in this clinic is goal-focused and typically brief in nature, as opposed to Case Management sessions, which are usually ongoing. When you meet with one of our outstanding individual therapists, he or she will work with you to target the specific problems which motivated you to call for an appointment.

During your initial evaluation (first appointment), the clinician will be meeting with you to complete an assessment of the problem, condition, or situation that prompted you to make the appointment. As part of this initial evaluation, the therapist will be asking you several questions in an effort to better understand your specific situation and then, working with you, he/she will formulate specific “treatment goals” based upon the specific concerns that have brought you to our clinic.

After establishing the specific goals for treatment, your therapist will help you to develop new skills which will likely help to reduce your symptoms as rapidly as possible. This therapy will most likely include homework that will give you an opportunity to practice new skills or to try out new behaviors, which you can discuss in your next individual or group therapy session.

Many of our clinicians posses special skills and expertise in working with certain conditions such as eating disorders, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and others. We even have specialists who are trained to conduct psychological testing to diagnosis Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).Your individual therapy, however, is only one part of your treatment. Combined with our excellent Therapeutic Groups, and, in some cases, with the benefit of Medication Treatment, Chemical Dependency Drug or Alcohol services, Behavioral Health Education, and your primary treatment provider, treatment in our clinic is truly a collaborative and comprehensive process. Perhaps it is for that reason, among others, that our department has been recognized as a top performer in the entire Northern California region year after year.

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