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Types of therapy · 10 pages

Types of therapy

One page per approach — what it actually is, who it fits, the evidence honestly stated, and how to ask for it.

ACT

ACT: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need

Acceptance and commitment therapy — stop wrestling the feelings, start moving toward what matters. Who it fits and what it costs in California.

CBT

CBT: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need

Cognitive behavioral therapy in plain terms — what sessions look like, who it fits, the evidence, and what it costs in California.

COUPLES

Couples therapy: EFT vs. Gottman, and how to pick a couples therapist

The two research-backed couples methods, what each looks like in the room, when to go, and what couples therapy costs in California.

DBT

DBT: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need

Dialectical behavior therapy — skills for overwhelming emotions. What full DBT involves, who it's built for, and what it costs in California.

EMDR

EMDR: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need

EMDR reprocesses traumatic memories so they stop ambushing you. How it works, the eye-movement question, who it fits, and California costs.

ERP

ERP: the OCD treatment that actually works — and how to spot the real thing

Exposure and response prevention is the gold-standard OCD treatment — and generic talk therapy can make OCD worse. How to find the real thing in California.

GROUP

Group therapy: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need

Therapist-led groups perform about as well as individual therapy for many concerns, at a third of the cost. How groups work and how to find one in California.

IFS

IFS: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need

Internal Family Systems — working with your inner critic and protectors instead of against them. Who it fits, the evidence honestly stated, California costs.

PSYCHODYNAMIC

Psychodynamic therapy: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need

The "why do I keep doing this" therapy — depth work on patterns, in plain English. Who it fits, the evidence, and California costs including the SF training-clinic secret.

SOMATIC

Somatic therapy: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need

Body-first therapy for what talk keeps circling — trauma held physically, chronic tension, dissociation. What's evidence-based, what to ask, California costs.