Counseling

• Depression
• Substance use disorder
• Anxiety
• Panic disorder
• Eating disorders
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar disorder
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Personality disorders
• Schizoaffective disorder

Counseling also helps people during challenging times in their lives. You can recover from significant life events like grief, loss, and relationship problems and address issues like anger, chronic stress, and low self-esteem with supportive counseling.

What type of counseling do I need?

Counseling comes in many forms, but common approaches include:

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

CBT helps you overcome the problems mental health disorders cause in daily life. Your therapist teaches you to recognize unhealthy or flawed thoughts and beliefs and replace them with more positive, realistic ones. A variation is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), which incorporates meditation to help you relax.

Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)

DBT helps you learn to accept yourself instead of trying to change your nature. It can be especially helpful for people who experience intense emotions.

Psychoanalytic therapies

Psychoanalytic therapies focus on experiences from your past and memories that affect your mental health and self-image. Your Cactus Serenity Integrated Health Services therapist helps you identify problems and process the emotions they trigger so they don’t exert such an effect on you in the future.

Interpersonal therapy

Interpersonal therapy focuses on personal, social, and work relationships. Your therapist teaches you communication skills and how to create healthier relationship boundaries, improving your interactions with others.

Your provider selects the therapy most suited to your needs, adapting it to produce the best results.

For more information on counseling and how it can help you, call Cactus Serenity Integrated Health Services or book an appointment online today.