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\n\tOPI participants work with our individual psychotherapists and psychiatrists. By having the opportunity to explore and understand their internal thinking processes and feelings, our participants learn to use these insights to achieve the real life objectives they set for themselves here.<\/p>\n
This process helps them:<\/p>\n
We integrate evidence-based psychotherapies into our therapeutic repertory including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Mentalization Techniques. Professionals from\u00a0McLean Hospital\/Harvard University<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0UCLA<\/a>\u00a0have trained our staff at OPI.<\/p>\n Individual psychotherapy is when you and a psychotherapist have private sessions. It is different from group or family therapy in that it is just the two of you. This can make for very personal or intense sessions, since you, as the patient, may not feel compelled to censor yourself as you might in the presence of family members or complete strangers.<\/p>\n Individual psychotherapy also allows your therapist to ask more detailed and focused questions than he or she might be able to in a setting where others are present. This could be because a therapist’s attention has to be divided between the patients, or the therapist has to be cognizant of the emotional and mental states of any family members who are part of the session. In a one-on-one session, however, there are no distractions or competing perspectives. This can allow both you and your therapist to address issues more deeply and intently.<\/p>\n\t Psychotherapists are often people who have a\u00a0strong desire to help others<\/a>, especially when it comes to providing a sympathetic but discerning ear. They combine this drive with a solid education in psychology, which allows them to base their treatment plans on established and professionally sound precedents.<\/p>\n The educational requirements for psychotherapists vary by state. While some states will not issue psychotherapy licenses to people without a doctoral degree from an accredited university, all states require at least a\u00a0master’s degree<\/a>\u00a0in counseling, social work, clinical psychology, or a related field. People who want to practice professionally have to undergo rigorous training and testing before they are ready to work with patients.<\/p>\n\t One of the aims of psychotherapy is to devise a plan for you to overcome whatever challenge you are facing so you can get your life back on track. If you are struggling with a mental health disorder or the aftermath of a drug addiction, there is nothing that can completely remove those things from your life, and psychotherapy is no exception. That said, a therapist will work closely with you to devise some unique and proactive strategies to\u00a0manage and control the effects<\/a>\u00a0in your day-to-day life, both in the short- and long term. This is not something that can often be done as effectively in a group or family therapy session.<\/p>\n At the conclusion of therapy, you will not only have learned how to cope with the issue that initially brought you in, but you will also be able to\u00a0head off future challenges<\/a>\u00a0as well. Sometimes your resolve may weaken, and you may fear that you will relapse into your addiction or give in to the mental health<\/a> condition that brought you to psychotherapy in the first place; however, your psychotherapist will be aware of these concerns and introduce you to ways of thinking and behaving that will safeguard against negative temptations and emotions.<\/p>\n\t Individual psychotherapy will give you news ways of responding – by way of thoughts and actions – to the stressors and stimuli that would have derailed you before you started therapy.<\/p>\n\t The duration of your sessions depends on a number of factors:<\/p>\nWHO CONDUCTS THERAPY SESSIONS?<\/h2>\n
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY?<\/h2>\n
INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY<\/h2>\nIdentifying and eliminating harmful thought processes and behaviors and replacing them with more positive and beneficial approaches is known as cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. CBT is very commonly used in therapy. A trial with\u00a0over 400 patients<\/a>\u00a0suffering from depression showed that CBT and depression medication considerably reduced symptoms of depression in patients.
\nCombined with the dialog-driven nature of individual psychotherapy, CBT allows you and your therapist to delve into what you typically experience and feel that would trigger the craving for drugs or trigger an attack of\u00a0anxiety or depression<\/a>. Then, your therapist will suggest ways to help you pinpoint and then break the patterns and habits that you’ve come to associate with your destructive behavior.\nHOW LONG DOES PSYCHOTHERAPY LAST?<\/h2>\n