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Wholeview specializes in the outpatient treatment of people struggling with alcohol and substance use and related disorders. We offer expert treatment in a compassionate manner and we tailor treatment to your individual needs and goals. Below are some of the evidence-based therapy approaches we provide to help you acheive your goals.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) combines principles from several forms of psychotherapy which work together to reduce the lasting effect of trauma. Using techniques such as EMDR and image rescripting, this approach works to recondition stressful memories. The focus is to change how these memories are stored in the brain… Read More
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) combines principles from several forms of psychotherapy which work together to reduce the lasting effect of trauma. Using techniques such as EMDR and image rescripting, this approach works to recondition stressful memories. The focus is to change how these memories are stored in the brain to improve overall mental health.
A growing body of research supports the use of ART. People seeking to reduce the impact of symptoms related to traumatic or stress-inducing memories may find ART beneficial. This is also a valuable approach for individuals seeking to increase their capacity for resilience within a relatively short time frame.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a form of psychotherapy that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies along with commitment and behavior change strategies to increase psychological flexibility. ACT differs from some other kinds of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in that rather than trying to teach people to better control… Read More
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a form of psychotherapy that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies along with commitment and behavior change strategies to increase psychological flexibility. ACT differs from some other kinds of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in that rather than trying to teach people to better control their thoughts, feelings, sensations, memories, and desires, ACT teaches them to “just notice,” accept, and embrace their thoughts and feelings, especially previously unwanted ones.
Through ACT, people learn to stop avoiding, denying, and struggling with their inner emotions and, instead, accept that these deeper feelings are appropriate responses to situations — and that these situations should not prevent them from moving forward in their lives. With this understanding, patients begin to accept hardships and commit to making necessary changes in their behavior, regardless of what is going on in their lives and how they feel about it.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a psychological treatment used by therapists to address a range of problems including alcohol and drug use disorders, gaming disorder, gambling disorders, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Research consistently demonstrates that CBT is a valuable approach for improving both functioning and quality of life. When… Read More
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a psychological treatment used by therapists to address a range of problems including alcohol and drug use disorders, gaming disorder, gambling disorders, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Research consistently demonstrates that CBT is a valuable approach for improving both functioning and quality of life. When using this technique, therapists help patient examine their thought processes, then together they collaborate to identify distortions in thinking that are causing problems.
Once distorted thoughts are identified, the therapist guides the patient in challenging these thoughts. This helps test if the thoughts are actually distorted. Through this process, many patients better understand their motivations and behaviors. With this information, the therapist and patient can work together to develop skills to cope with and change challenging thought and behavior patterns. The core belief underlying CBT is that people can learn better ways of coping with their thoughts and behaviors. In doing so, patients see symptom improvements and progress toward being more effective in their lives.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for Trauma
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a type of therapy that teaches a patient how to modify and challenge unhelpful beliefs related to a traumatic experience. At Wholeview, it is delivered using a combination of 12 group sessions with four individual sessions interspersed throughout the groups. Together, our therapists help each… Read More
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for Trauma
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a type of therapy that teaches a patient how to modify and challenge unhelpful beliefs related to a traumatic experience. At Wholeview, it is delivered using a combination of 12 group sessions with four individual sessions interspersed throughout the groups.
Together, our therapists help each patient create a new understanding and conceptualization of the traumatic event to reduce ongoing negative effects on the patient’s current life. All patients are given out-of-session practice assignments that are important to the success of the treatment.
Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA)
With the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), therapists aim to move people toward recovery by eliminating positive reinforcements for drinking and drug use. Therapists also focus on enhancing positive reinforcement for non-drinking and non-drug use behaviors and activities. This approach integrates several treatment components: building motivation to quit, analyzing drinking/drug use… Read More
Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA)
With the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), therapists aim to move people toward recovery by eliminating positive reinforcements for drinking and drug use. Therapists also focus on enhancing positive reinforcement for non-drinking and non-drug use behaviors and activities. This approach integrates several treatment components: building motivation to quit, analyzing drinking/drug use patterns, increasing pleasurable activities, learning new coping behaviors, and involving significant others in the recovery process.
Therapists may encourage patients to include another individual who shares time with them in treatment such as a spouse or significant other. This person is often helpful in recognizing triggers that may be more difficult for the patient to notice (e.g., irritability). During treatment, the patient learns practical skills to meet individually established goals. These tend to focus on communication, problem-solving, and effective ways to manage invitations to drink or use drugs. The overall goal of CRA is to help individuals find healthier ways to meet social and emotional needs.
Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training (CRAFT)
Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training (CRAFT) is a positive treatment approach designed specifically for people concerned about a loved one’s use of alcohol or drugs. CRAFT helps reduce conflict in the family and supports a healthier and more sustainable life for people caring for someone struggling with alcohol or… Read More
Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training (CRAFT)
Community Reinforcement Approach and Family Training (CRAFT) is a positive treatment approach designed specifically for people concerned about a loved one’s use of alcohol or drugs. CRAFT helps reduce conflict in the family and supports a healthier and more sustainable life for people caring for someone struggling with alcohol or drug use. It can be delivered individually or in groups.
Developed by Dr. Robert Meyers at the University of New Mexico, the approach uses non-confrontational behavioral principles to help the loved one become motivated to enter treatment. The focus includes finding and rewarding positive behaviors and allowing the loved one to experience the natural consequences of use. With these methods, families can learn to change interactions with the user – with a goal being to help drive changes in the loved one’s behavior.
In repeated clinical studies, the CRAFT approach has been proven to be significantly more effective than both the Johnson Intervention and Al-Anon at convincing a loved one to enter treatment. CRAFT methods provide families with hopeful, positive, and effective alternatives to address alcohol and substance problems in their families.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral therapy that is effective in treating a wide range of disorders including substance use disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and eating disorders. DBT includes four behavioral skill modules, with two acceptance-oriented skills (mindfulness and distress tolerance) and two change-oriented skills (emotion… Read More
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral therapy that is effective in treating a wide range of disorders including substance use disorders, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and eating disorders.
DBT includes four behavioral skill modules, with two acceptance-oriented skills (mindfulness and distress tolerance) and two change-oriented skills (emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness.)
- Mindfulness: the practice of being fully aware and present in this one moment
- Distress Tolerance: the practice of tolerating pain in difficult situations, instead of trying to change a painful reaction
- Interpersonal Effectiveness: the practice of asking for what one wants and saying no when desired – with the goal of maintaining self-respect and relationships with others
- Emotion Regulation: the practice of decreasing vulnerability to painful emotions and working to change emotions when one wants to change them.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT); EFT for Couples (EFCT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) or Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) is a short-term (eight to 20 sessions) structured approach based on attachment science. EFT integrates a humanistic, experiential approach to restructuring emotional experiences and a systemic structural approach to restructuring interactions. The overall goal is to develop secure attachments and… Read More
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT); EFT for Couples (EFCT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) or Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) is a short-term (eight to 20 sessions) structured approach based on attachment science. EFT integrates a humanistic, experiential approach to restructuring emotional experiences and a systemic structural approach to restructuring interactions. The overall goal is to develop secure attachments and strengthen emotional bonds. Research shows that this therapy has lasting effects, particularly for couples coping with addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, medical illness, and forgiveness dilemmas.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitizaiton and Reprocessing (EMDR is an evidence-based method of psychotherapy that helps people recover from the effects of psychological trauma. For many patients, traumatic experiences can overwhelm the brain’s natural resilience or coping capacity. This can result in patients showing symptoms of trauma and using harmful coping strategies. Read More
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye Movement Desensitizaiton and Reprocessing (EMDR is an evidence-based method of psychotherapy that helps people recover from the effects of psychological trauma. For many patients, traumatic experiences can overwhelm the brain’s natural resilience or coping capacity. This can result in patients showing symptoms of trauma and using harmful coping strategies. EMDR therapy is an eight-phase treatment that comprehensively identifies and addresses traumatic experiences. Through EMDR therapy, patients can reprocess traumatic information until it is no longer psychologically disruptive to everyday life.
Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)
Mentalization is the way that we understand other people’s emotions, thoughts, desires, beliefs, and intentions. Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) is a therapeutic approach that aims to increase the ability to mentalize using a manual-based psychodynamic therapy. This evidence-based approach developed at the Anna Freud Institute in London, is designed to assist… Read More
Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)
Mentalization is the way that we understand other people’s emotions, thoughts, desires, beliefs, and intentions. Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) is a therapeutic approach that aims to increase the ability to mentalize using a manual-based psychodynamic therapy. This evidence-based approach developed at the Anna Freud Institute in London, is designed to assist people in four main goals:
- to achieve better behavioral control
- to increase affect regulation
- to develop more intimate and gratifying relationships
- to have the ability to pursue life goals. Research shows that the majority of relapses occur after a negative interpersonal incident
Because MBT significantly improves individuals’ understanding of interpersonal exchanges, it can be very effective in reducing relapse.
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP)
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) blends core aspects of relapse prevention with practices that use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and teach stress reduction and During treatment, patients learn to recognize early warning signs for relapse, become more aware of internal and external cues associated with alcohol and substance use, and… Read More
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP)
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) blends core aspects of relapse prevention with practices that use cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and teach stress reduction and During treatment, patients learn to recognize early warning signs for relapse, become more aware of internal and external cues associated with alcohol and substance use, and develop effective coping skills. Mindfulness practices also raise awareness of triggers, help with monitoring internal reactions, and foster better behavioral choices.
With MBRP, patients learn to increase their acceptance and tolerance of various physical, emotional, and cognitive states, especially cravings. This helps reduce the likelihood of turning to substances to alleviate discomfort. If a recurrence of alcohol or substance use happens, the awareness and acceptance approaches fostered by mindfulness may help the patient recognize the challenge and minimize the blame, guilt, and negative thinking that often contributes to increased risk of continued use.
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Ambivalence is a state of having simultaneous conflicting reactions, beliefs, or feelings towards something. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a therapy that focuses on the understandable ambivalence people have about making changes in their behaviors and their lives. Through this approach, the therapist guides the patient to discover new motivations and… Read More
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Ambivalence is a state of having simultaneous conflicting reactions, beliefs, or feelings towards something. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a therapy that focuses on the understandable ambivalence people have about making changes in their behaviors and their lives. Through this approach, the therapist guides the patient to discover new motivations and to become more determined to begin making changes. Patients learn how to plan for the process of change and to plan to manage any obstacles that arise as they move forward.
Psychosocial Treatment for Chronic Pain
Many medical practitioners treat pain exclusively as a medical problem. At Wholeview, we think of pain as a biopsychosocial condition. With this philosophy, we pay careful attention to the psychological and social aspects of pain within the context of a medical disorder. Psychological treatment can provide people with tools to… Read More
Psychosocial Treatment for Chronic Pain
Many medical practitioners treat pain exclusively as a medical problem. At Wholeview, we think of pain as a biopsychosocial condition. With this philosophy, we pay careful attention to the psychological and social aspects of pain within the context of a medical disorder. Psychological treatment can provide people with tools to better control the experience of pain. Our treatment also focuses on helping people learn ways to manage all aspects of self-care so that they are best able to understand and use pain management techniques.
Wholeview therapists help patients understand how to organize and manage daily routines and encourage them to do so – both to improve overall functioning and to reduce reliance on pain medications. We also help patients learn and practice various techniques to reduce anxiety and pain throughout the day and at the end of day when falling asleep.
Individual sessions include techniques developed by Stanford University’s Beth Darnall, PhD, who is widely known for her work in designing psychological treatments specifically for people with chronic pain. Her research validates the effectiveness of specific techniques for pain management including diaphragmatic breathing, meditation, and progressive relaxation. These and other strategies help patients reduce stress levels, muscle tension, and emotional distress — all with the goal of reducing pain.
Supportive Expressive Therapy (SET)
Supportive Expressive Therapy (SET) is a time-limited psychodynamic therapy developed to specifically focus on substance use disorders. It incorporates two main components including supportive techniques to help patients discuss personal experiences and expressive techniques to help patients identify and work through interpersonal relationship issues. The therapist and patient examine how… Read More
Supportive Expressive Therapy (SET)
Supportive Expressive Therapy (SET) is a time-limited psychodynamic therapy developed to specifically focus on substance use disorders. It incorporates two main components including supportive techniques to help patients discuss personal experiences and expressive techniques to help patients identify and work through interpersonal relationship issues. The therapist and patient examine how substances are being used in relation to emotions or behaviors. Patients learn methods of problem-solving to help avoid substance use.