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DBT is a cognitive behavioral and empirically supported therapeutic intervention originally developed by Marsha Linehan to treat Borderline Personality Disorder. DBT has been shown to be useful for treating Substance Abuse, Multi-Problem Adolescent Behaviors, Self-Harm and difficulties with Distress Tolerance or Emotion Regulation. The treatment consists of weekly individual therapy, weekly group meetings, phone coaching outside of sessions for clients and consultation team for therapists. In group meetings, clients are taught skills in Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Adolescents are taught an additional module called Walking the Middle Path which is designed to teach individuals skills for navigating situations in which the two parties have opposing views. Our office offers adult, adolescent and multi-family groups. Referral into the DBT Program begins with placing a call to the individual DBT trained therapist of your choice. That person may or may not be one of the therapists at Big Sky Counseling Associates. The individual DBT Therapist will then initiate and manage the DBT Program for the client.
Dialectical
Behavioral
Therapy
(DBT)
Eye
Movement
Desensitization &
Reprocessing
(EMDR)
EMDR is a comprehensive and empirically supported treatment developed by Francine Shapiro for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Anxiety Disorders. EMDR was developed in 1989 and has been shown to have an 80 to 90% success rate with a single event trauma. EMDR consists of individual sessions focused on initial development of safety and resourcing in the present. Later in treatment, sessions consist of bilateral stimulation of both sides of the body through eye movements or tapping which allows a person to attend to and process through painful emotional experiences. The frequency and number of EMDR sessions is dependent upon the need of the client. EMDR can be accessed by contacting the therapist of your choice.
Prolonged
Exposure
Therapy
Prolonged Exposure Therapy is one of the most empirically supported and studied treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Prolonged Exposure has been studied for over 20 years and has been shown to have an 80% improvement rate for those with PTSD. Prolonged Exposure was developed by Edna Foa, Director of the Center for the Study and Treatment of Anxiety and has been adopted by the VA for treatment of war veterans struggling with PTSD. Prolonged Exposure is a structured treatment done over the course of an average of 8 to 15 weeks. It addresses the two types of avoidance that can allow PTSD to continue. Prolonged exposure helps facilitate clients to emotionally process their traumatic events and helps clients to improve their lives not only externally but also internally.
Prolonged Exposure can be accessed by contacting Candace Anderson at 406-451-4704.
Hakomi (pronounced huh-ko-me) offers a gentle and direct method for bringing unconscious limiting beliefs and habitual patterns of behavior into conscious awareness, thereby reducing unnecessary suffering, deepening and expanding the ability to give and receive love, and increasing joy in life. Originally developed by Ron Kurtz in the 1970’s, Hakomi therapy is one of the first body-centered therapies. It is internationally recognized as a mindfulness-based form of assisted self-discovery. Today, exciting new developments in neurobiology, attachment theory, trauma, child development and consciousness studies have all been incorporated into the model. Hakomi remains at the cutting edge of therapeutic theory and technique, while still enjoying its status as an elder in the use of mindfulness and somatics in therapy.
Hakomi Therapy can be provided by Cathy Richard 406-577-6712.
Hakomi
Therapy
Individual
Therapy
Client Resources
Some people are not in need of a specific type of treatment. Instead, they are simply seeking professional assistance to gain perspective on a particular problem. Examples include, but are not limited to, problems with anxiety, depression, relationships, work effectiveness strategies, grief, infertility and parenting problems. These services can also be accessed by a referral to a particular therapist and can be provided at a frequency and duration agreed upon by the client and therapist.