LAKESHA ISRAEL (she/her)

Cognitive behavioral therapy is the most effective form of psychotherapy for generalized anxiety disorder. Generally a short-term treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on teaching you specific skills to directly manage your worries and help you gradually return to the activities you've avoided because of anxiety. Through this process, your symptoms will improve as you build on success with managing your stress, worries, ruminating thoughts, fears, and phobias.

Clinical depression, also called major depressive disorder or depression, is one of the most common mental health conditions. Depression can impact all parts of your life, including your physical health, your close relationships, and your job. Importantly, depression can be treated so your symptoms stay well-managed. Psychotherapy can be an essential part of treatment for major depression. Psychotherapy may help within a few weeks of becoming engaged in treatment services.

Integrative psychotherapy techniques can be incorporated into almost any type of therapeutic work with children, adolescents, and adults, in individual practice or group settings. An integrative approach can be used to treat any number of psychological problems and disorders, including depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. The therapist matches evidence-based treatments to each client and each disorder.

Trauma-focused therapy sessions aims to help youth/adult discover skills and improve coping strategies to better respond to reminders and emotions associated with the traumatic event. Some of these skills include anxiety management and relaxation strategies that are taught in youth and adult friendly ways.

Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the relationship among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and notes how changes in any one domain can improve functioning in the other domains. For example, altering a person’s unhelpful thinking can lead to healthier behaviors and improved emotion regulation. CBT targets current problems and symptoms and is typically delivered over 12-16 sessions in either individual or group format.