What Happens in a Session?

Sessions are collaborative. Depending on your needs, your clinician may use approaches such as:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns
• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) — to help you live consistently with your values
• Mindfulness Practices — to build calm and present-moment awarenessSolution-Focused Brief Therapy — for practical, goal-oriented steps forward

These methods are evidence-based and chosen for your unique situation. Bridge to Balance.

Why It Works

Therapy works because it meets you where you are. In one-on-one work, you can:

• Explore feelings you’ve held for years
• Understand habits that hold you back
• Learn skills that change how your brain reacts
• Build confidence and autonomy
• This is personal growth designed for your life.

Family Therapy

Family Therapy brings family members together in a space where everyone can be heard. Instead of focusing on one person alone, treatment looks at the whole system of relationships and patterns between family members.

It’s for families of all kinds—parents and children, siblings, blended families, caregivers, and extended relatives.

Why Family Therapy Matters

Families shape how we learn to connect. When patterns are hurtful or confusing, family therapy helps you see why dynamics happen and how to shift them in healthier directions.

Common reasons families come to therapy include:

• Communication breakdowns
• Conflict and tension
• Behavioral issues
• Divorce or separation
• Loss or grief
• Parenting challenges
• Trauma or stress responses
• Autism-related family needs 

How It Works

Therapists trained in family systems help your family:

• Understand each other’s perspectives
• Build healthier communication
• Repair trust and connection
• Teach skills for future interactions

Therapy isn’t about “blaming” anyone. It’s about learning how to work together better—as a unit and as individuals.

Often, what you work on individually comes into relationships—and vice versa. Many clients find that blending both approaches accelerates understanding, healing, and lasting growth. 

(and Complement Each Other)

Sometimes people wonder, “Which is better: individual or family therapy?” The simple answer is: they serve different needs and often work best together.

Individual Therapy Focuses On:

• Personal growth and self-understanding

• Emotional awareness

• Behavioral patterns

• Independent coping skills

Family Therapy Focuses On:

• Relationship patterns

• Communication across people

• Shared family challenges

• Roles and boundaries between members

Together They Create Lasting Change

Often, what you work on individually comes into relationships—and vice versa. Many clients find that blending both approaches accelerates understanding, healing, and lasting growth. 

Breakthrough Benefits You Can Expect

From Individual Therapy

• Greater emotional clarity
• Healthier self-talk and confidence
• Better coping with stress and change
• Tools for thought and behavior shifts

From Family Therapy

• Fewer arguments and misunderstandings
• Stronger family bonds
• Better listening skills in the home
• Shared strategies for coping and support

Research and clinical experience show that families who learn skills together often maintain healthier home environments longer term.

Real Tools You’ll Learn in Therapy

Therapy isn’t just talking — it’s practical learning you can take home.

Here are some core tools you may experience:

Communication Skills

• Active listening

• “I feel” statements

• Reflective feedback

Emotional Skills

• Mindfulness breathing

• Naming emotions

• Regulating reactions

Cognitive Tools

• Reframing negative thoughts

• Challenging unhelpful beliefs

• Setting realistic expectations

Behavioral Strategies

• Homework between sessions

• Practice tasks

• Role plays (especially in family therapy)

These are real skills you use outside the office, in your daily life.

Who Our Therapists Are and Why That Matters

At Bridge2Balance, therapists are trained, licensed professionals with real experience supporting diverse individuals and families. They use evidence-based approaches tailored to you and your loved ones.

Your therapist is your ally:

• Warm and welcoming

• Trained in modern, effective methods

• Skilled across ages and needs

• Committed to your progress

What Happens After Therapy Starts?

First Session:

We get to know your story—gently, respectfully, and without judgment.

Planning Together:

You decide what goals matter most, with your therapist’s guidance.

Ongoing Work:

Sessions become a place for growth, learning, and breakthroughs.

Many clients find that therapy becomes a tool for life—not a quick fix.

How to Know It’s Working

Signs therapy is helping include:

• Better mood and resilience
• Clearer communication
• Fewer family fights
• Easier self-reflection
• Confidence in choices

Growth is not always steady—but it is real when you look back and see change.

The therapeutic approaches our clinicians use are:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to embrace their thoughts and feelings rather than fighting or feeling guilty for them. ... ACT develops psychological flexibility and is a form of behavioral therapy that combines mindfulness skills with the practice of self-acceptance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a type of treatment that is based on the idea that thoughts cause our feelings and behaviors, not external things, like people, situations, and events. The benefit of this fact is that we can change the way we think to feel and act better even if the situation does not change.

Creative & Expressive Therapies

Creative and Expressive Therapies are based on the assumption that people can heal through the various forms of creative expression. Expressive therapists share the belief that through creative expression and the tapping of the imagination, people can examine their body, feelings, emotions, and thought process.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy. Its main goal is to teach clients skills to cope with stress, regulate emotions, and improve relationships with others.

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a phased, focused approach to treating traumatic and other symptoms by reconnecting the client in a safe and measured way to the images, self-thoughts, emotions, and body sensations associated with the trauma, and allowing the natural healing powers of the brain to move toward adaptive resolution.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a mindfulness-based program designed to assist people with developing non-judgmental self-awareness through meditation to enhance one’s ability to cope with challenging circumstances, a range of emotions, and psychological tensions.

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational interviewing is a counseling method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. It is a practical, empathetic, and short-term process that takes into consideration how difficult it is to make life changes.

Sand Play Therapy

Sand Play Therapy is a powerful and hands on therapeutic technique that facilitates the psyche’s natural capacity for healing. In a protected space provided by the therapist, clients create concrete manifestations of their internal symbolic world using sand, water, and miniature objects. Sand Play is done adjunctively to talk therapy during the process of the therapeutic work.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) places focus on a person's present and future circumstances and goals rather than past experiences. In this goal-oriented therapy, the symptoms or issues bringing a person to therapy are typically not targeted.