Evidence-Based Therapy near Barton Hills MI

Personalized Evidence-Based Therapy Options in Barton Hills

Our evidence-based therapy is ideal for Barton Hills clients of all ages, including children, adolescents, and adults. The approach that we use can help with a wide variety of very common and complex issues, including managing stress and anxiety, overcoming negative thinking, improving your ability to regulate your emotions, building healthy relationships, and improving communication patterns. One of the most important elements of our approach is that it is personalized to a client’s unique needs. There is no “one size fits all” approach. We tailor our evidence-based therapy to exactly what we determine will be most successful in helping you achieve your goals.

These four treatment options are evidence-based, highly successful, and will build confidence and resilience, helping you lead a more balanced and healthy life. These approaches can be used together or in isolation to help our clients.

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): ACT is an action oriented approach that encourages you to accept and embrace your thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Rather than suppressing or ignoring these feelings, you can focus on the present and accept the difficult emotions and moments in your life. Our therapists will work with you on psychological flexibility so that you are not constantly fighting your negative/difficult thoughts and behaviors. ACT encourages individuals to focus on actions and behaviors that are consistent with your own values and is also ideal for treating anxiety and depression.

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a highly effective evidence-based therapy that teaches you how to change your own negative thought patterns and behaviors with more positive and healthy ones. This practical approach is often used in concert with other techniques and can empower individuals to achieve their goals and develop healthy coping skills. CBT can be especially helpful for those with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and even insomnia and chronic pain.

• Mindfulness: Our mindfulness training helps you focus on the present, without any preconceived thoughts or judgements. You learn to focus on the current moment instead of worrying about things that happened in the past or things that might happen in the future. The idea is that you take note of your thoughts without characterizing them as good or bad. Mindfulness techniques include meditation, breathing exercises, and other approaches that can help with stress, anxiety, depression and general well-being.

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): This evidence-based approach combines elements of cognitive behavioral therapy with mindfulness to help individuals manage their intense emotions and develop ways to effectively react and cope with stress. DBT focuses on developing skills that include identifying and regulating emotions, managing stressful situations, improving interpersonal skills, and accepting that, while interactions may feel stressful and/or intense, it is okay to move forward and let it go rather than making the situation worse. 

Highly Qualified Therapists in Barton Hills

If you are considering working with a therapist in Barton Hills, reach out to the team at Ann Arbor Therapy & Testing for more information about our evidence-based therapy options and to schedule an appointment.