Collaboration Towards Improved Well-being

Meet one-on-one with a compassionate professional. Whether you are suffering from physical or emotional pain, need direction in life, or are struggling with existential questions, we can help you cope or navigate your way back to a healthier state of being.

Most people struggle at some point in their lives, and unfortunately this burden is held solely by the sufferer. Having a trained professional to guide your through your journey, share your struggle, and ultimately help you reach a resolution can help alleviate the burden of suffering.

The staff at the Medical Psychology Center use a whole body approach to therapy. The therapist partners with the individual in creating a treatment focus to guide the therapeutic process. We seek to provide individuals with the skills to better manage and resolve issues which prevent a full and satisfying life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapies

This type of therapy involves understanding the nature of maladaptive thought and behavioral patterns that perpetuates dysfunctional being. The patient is actively involved in monitoring, recognizing, and changing these patterns using psychological strategies and techniques.

This is a widely researched, time-limited psychotherapeutic approach that has been shown to be effective for a variety of mental and behavioral problems. CBT works by changing people’s attitudes and their behavior by focusing on a person’s thoughts, images, beliefs and attitudes and how these relate to the way a person behaves, as a way of dealing with emotional problems. The patient and therapist work together to understand what the problems are and to develop new strategies for tackling them. Patients are then introduced to a set of techniques and principles that they can use independently.  

Psychodynamic Therapies

The Psychodynamic approach focuses on understanding how personal histories and development exert psychological forces on the individual, keeping in place certain unhealthy behaviors and emotions. The therapist works closely with the individual to uncover the negative forces  that affect a person's overall well being. This style of therapy promotes patient engagement in order to reach desired goals. 

Behavioral Medicine

Bio-behavioral therapies are a category of techniques that promote the mind-body connection. Each technique teaches the patients individualized coping skills. Some examples include relaxation and mindfulness for relaxation and stress management, biofeedback or hypnosis techniques for healing. These approaches often involve individualized skills formulated to fit the patient's specific needs. The clinician works with the patient to develop skills to help patient's lessen their anxiety. Biofeedback provides physiological information for the individual to change dysfunctional patterns.  Hypnosis is a technique to access unconscious aspects of psyche to change negative behaviors or reveal otherwise unknown aspects of self.