Therapeutic Modalities

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured, evidence-based approach that helps you understand the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. Often, unhelpful thought patterns can influence how we feel and act — sometimes keeping us stuck in cycles of stress, anxiety, or low mood.

    In CBT, we work together to:

    • Identify unhelpful thoughts and beliefs that may be holding you back.

    • Explore how those thoughts affect your emotions and actions.

    • Learn practical tools and strategies to challenge and reframe those patterns.

    • Practice new ways of coping so you feel more confident managing life’s challenges.

    CBT is collaborative, goal-oriented, and focused on building skills you can use both in and outside of therapy. The aim is not just to feel better in the moment, but to give you tools that empower long-term change.

  • Narrative Therapy is a collaborative, strengths-based approach that views you as the expert of your own life. Instead of focusing on what’s “wrong,” Narrative Therapy explores the stories we tell ourselves — and the ones we’ve been told — about who we are. Sometimes these stories can feel limiting, painful, or shaped by difficult experiences.

    In Narrative Therapy, we work together to:

    • Explore the stories that have influenced your sense of self.

    • Identify values, strengths, and skills that may have been overshadowed.

    • “Re-author” your story in a way that feels more empowering, compassionate, and true to who you are.

    • Separate you from your problems, so the problem is the problem — not you.

    This approach is especially helpful if you’ve experienced trauma, oppression, or feel defined by labels or past events. Narrative Therapy creates space for new possibilities, helping you reclaim your voice and write a story that reflects resilience, hope, and growth.

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a structured, evidence-based form of therapy designed to help people recover from trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). After experiencing trauma, it’s common to develop painful beliefs about yourself, others, or the world that can keep you feeling stuck. These beliefs might sound like “I can’t trust anyone,” or “It was my fault.”

    In CPT, we work together to:

    • Identify thoughts and beliefs connected to your trauma.

    • Explore how those thoughts affect your emotions, behaviours, and relationships.

    • Learn tools to challenge and reframe unhelpful beliefs.

    • Develop healthier perspectives that allow you to move forward with greater self-compassion and resilience.

    CPT is focused, practical, and time-limited — often completed in 12 sessions. The goal is not to erase what happened, but to change how the trauma impacts your life today, so you can feel more empowered, safe, and in control of your future.

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a mindfulness-based approach that helps you live a life that feels authentic and meaningful, even in the presence of difficult thoughts or feelings. Instead of trying to eliminate painful emotions, ACT teaches you how to make space for them while focusing on what truly matters to you.

    In ACT, we work together to:

    • Practice mindfulness skills to help you stay grounded in the present.

    • Notice and accept difficult emotions without letting them control your actions.

    • Clarify your values — the things that are most important to you in life.

    • Take small, practical steps toward living in alignment with those values.

    The goal of ACT isn’t to get rid of discomfort altogether, but to help you relate to it differently — so you feel freer, more resilient, and able to build a life guided by purpose and choice, rather than fear or avoidance.