Therapy FAQs

• Anxiety & Depression
• Autism Spectrum
• Behavioral Disorders
• Codependency
• Co-parenting Issues
• Death Anxiety
• Dissociative Disorders
• Divorce & Separation
• Grief & Loss
• Guilt
• Infertility
• Life Adjustments & Transitions
• Loss of Meaning
• Parenting Issues
• Postpartum Anxiety & Depression
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Seasonal Affective Depression/Disorder
• Self-Esteem & Body Image Issues
• Spirituality & Spiritual Issues
• Stress Management
• Substance Abuse
• Trauma

Comprehensive Assessment

As an online counseling practice, we place equal value on both evidence-based clinical approaches to therapy as well as humanistic, integrative, and holistic methods.  We have highly trained, licensed and certified clinicians to oversee treatment at all levels of your care.

eTalkTherapy offers the following types of “talk therapy” for individuals and couples:

• • Behavior Therapy – focuses on changing unwanted and unhealthy behaviors.
  • Cognitive Therapy – designed to help you identify and change distorted thought patterns that often lead to destructive feelings and behaviors.
  • Cognitive-Behavior Therapy – CBT – combines both cognitive and behavior therapy to identify destructive and negative beliefs and replace them with healthy and positive beliefs.
  • Contemplative Psychotherapy – a branch of therapy integrating Eastern Buddhist philosophy and practice with the clinical traditions of modern Western psychology. It is rooted in the belief that all people are granted the internal wisdom necessary to heal from pain. Individuals and couples seeking therapy to promote self-awareness, improve overall health, and increase a general sense of well-being may find contemplative therapy to be a beneficial approach.
  • Eclectic Therapy – draws on multiple theoretical orientations and techniques. Eclectic therapy is a flexible and multidimensional approach that allows the therapist to use the most effective methods available to address a client’s needs.
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) – is a structured therapy that encourages clients to briefly focus on a trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. EMDR therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma, PTSD symptoms, anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences.
  • Existential Psychotherapy – a form of psychotherapy that explores the difficulties and complexities of life from a philosophical perspective. Focusing on the human condition, existential therapy highlights our capacities and encourages us to take responsibility for our actions and lives. Existential therapy uses an approach that illuminates human capabilities and hopes while simultaneously acknowledging human limitations, including death.
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy – DBT – a form of cognitive behavior therapy designed to teach you effective behavioral skills, stress tolerance, emotional regulation, and improve relationships.
  • Interpersonal Therapy – focuses on current relationships with others with the goal of improving your interpersonal skills.
  • Mindfulness Therapy – mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a type of psychotherapy that involves a combination of cognitive therapy, meditation, and the cultivation of a present-oriented, non-judgmental attitude called “mindfulness.”
  • Motivational Interviewing – a therapy which engages the client to make changes in behavior through assisting fundamental motivations.  The therapy is nonjudgmental, non-confrontational, and non-adversarial.  Through this process the client will envision a better future through specific goals and the means to change.
  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy – focuses on increasing your awareness of unconscious thoughts and behaviors which can lead to increased awareness and understanding of behaviors while developing new insights and resolving conflicts.
  • Psychoeducation – focuses on teaching you and other people in your immediate life about your mental health issues.  It encompasses exploring treatment options, coping strategies, and problem-solving skills.

eTalkTherapy can be useful and helpful for most, but online counseling is not appropriate for people who are seeking ongoing treatment for a severe or complicated clinical diagnosis or are experiencing persistent suicidal or homicidal thoughts or acts. If it is determined during our sessions that your case is not appropriate for online counseling in any form, you will be given information on resources in your area if applicable. We do not offer office appointments, we are exclusively online. We do not provide assistance or paperwork for disability claims, legal matters or legal disputes.