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Individual Therapy service offered in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Dana Point, CA
Individual therapy works to solve problems that affect how you feel and behave. The team at Mind Health Institute, Orange County, offer individual therapy at their offices at Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point, California. The team’s highly skilled therapists use cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and other approaches tailored to your needs. Call the nearest Mind Health Institute, Orange County office, or schedule an individual therapy consultation online today.
Individual Therapy Q & A
What is individual therapy?
Individual therapy (also called psychotherapy or counseling) involves meeting with a Mind Health Institute, Orange County team member to discuss your problems and develop solutions.
Anyone can benefit from individual therapy. If you’re struggling with difficulties related to work or relationships, a skilled counselor can help you see these problems objectively and create strategies to manage them.
Individual therapy is one of the best ways to improve mental well-being and overall health. Talking to someone with the appropriate insights about your thoughts and feelings can help you develop tactics that increase self-esteem and self-confidence.
Which conditions can individual therapy treat?
Individual therapy is an effective treatment for many psychiatric disorders, including:
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Depression
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Sleep disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Adjustment disorders
- Personality disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Learning disorders
- Tics and Tourette syndrome
Individual therapy can benefit you during challenging times in your life, like dealing with grief. It can also help with anger and other difficult emotions.
Which individual therapies are available?
More than 100 different therapeutic techniques are available, but the most well-used include:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
CBT identifies thought patterns that affect your daily life. You learn to assess these ideas and beliefs rationally, removing their power over you. Your therapist also teaches you how to change damaging beliefs and actions in daily life.
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)
DBT is based on CBT but focuses on balancing acceptance and change.
Interpersonal psychotherapy
Interpersonal psychotherapy focuses on enhancing family, work, and other relationships. You learn improved social skills and reduce distress resulting from conflict and loss.
Psychoanalytic therapy
Psychoanalytic therapy examines unconscious thoughts that influence your perceptions, behaviors, and emotions. These thoughts often stem from childhood experiences that weren’t adequately addressed.
The Mind Health Institute, Orange County team selects the individual therapy most suited to you. They could combine several approaches and change them if they don’t work.
The team often uses therapy along with medication management to control mental health symptoms and your responsiveness to treatment.
How long do I need individual therapy?
How long you’ll need to be in therapy will depend on your diagnosis, symptoms, and goals. Some forms of therapy address particular issues, and treatment is brief. In other cases, therapy would be ongoing. You and your therapist decide how long to continue.
Individual therapy benefits your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Call the Mind Health Institute, Orange County team, or book an appointment online today for high-quality, accessible care.