EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy is an evidence-based mental health treatment intervention. EMDR uses rapid sets of eye movements or bilateral stimulation to help reprocess disturbing experiences. This method helps process things that are troubling you and updates your memories to a healthier present perspective. EMDR’s goal is to help you heal from trauma or other disturbing life experiences. The therapy aims to help individuals process and integrate…

SFT is used in Family Psychotherapy and centers on the future and solutions to problems rather than on what is not working. As its name suggests the focus is on the present and future and is goal oriented. SFT helps family members look at how to make their life better, identify and take steps to achieve solutions. Key principles of SFT include: Goal Orientation: Clients identify specific goals they want…

Functional Family Therapy is an intervention program for at-risk adolescents and their families. It deals with family dysfunction and focuses on improving family communication, developing positive behavior changes in the family unit, improving parenting skills, building problem solving skills and conflict management. FFT helps identify family attitudes and emotions around problems, gets family members working on the same team by improving communication, understanding the adolescent behavior problems and then working…