Our Services

We offer a full range of therapy services to meet specific clinical needs. We welcome all ages, as well as individuals, couples, families, and groups. Each one of our skilled Guides has multiple areas of expertise and clinical specialties. We believe in therapy and we want you to achieve your goals.

Note: This list does not include all provided services.

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy is an opportunity to collaborate one-on-one with an experienced therapist. At Empower, you will work with your therapist to identify and agree upon individually tailored treatment goals to meet your unique needs. Treatments goals set the course for your therapeutic journey. Individual therapy utilizes a variety of therapeutic modalities that are discussed prior to treatment. Common modalities employed by our therapists include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma, Interpersonal, Diversity/Multicultural psychology, and Feminist theory among many more.

Psychological Assessments

Empower has over forty years of experience administering psychological, behavioral, personality, academic, relational, and learning assessments. Common reasons that someone is referred for an assessment include: academic struggles, forgetfulness, poor attention and focus, concerns regarding mood, behavior problems, and social skill deficits. Empower provides assessment for all ages and concerns including Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, intellectual/cognitive functioning, personality functioning, learning disorders (reading, writing, math, spelling), mood disorders, disruptive behaviors, executive skills (organization, planning, inhibition, flexibility), and readiness for bariatric surgery.

Group Therapy

Group therapy is designed to promote skill-building and collaboration with peers while serving various ages and encompassing an assortment of topics. Group therapy offers a unique experience to utilize the expertise of a therapist combined with peer feedback, support, and process opportunities. Group therapy is beneficial as an adjunct to individual therapy or as a stand-alone therapy. For more information about current and future groups, please contact our office.

Prenatal and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

The birth of a baby is a major life event, typically accompanied by strong emotions from elations to despair. These normal Baby Blues are exacerbated by the hormonal shifts and exhaustion that accompany the postpartum period.

True Postpartum Depression (PPD)—unlike the normal short-lived period of sadness—is more severe and persistent. PPD can occur at any time in the first 12 months after giving birth and affects your ability to care for yourself and makes it harder to care for your new baby. We offer services from specially trained therapists in the areas of Prenatal and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety. Qualified therapists assist with this transition, as well as provide skills to manage the postpartum period.

Yoga Therapy

From increased academic and job demands to busier schedules filled with sports and social obligations, we are feeling the increased amounts of stress in our daily lives.

Yoga is an effective treatment for stress management and can assist with depression, anxiety, PTSD, focus, self-regulation skills, and behavior problems. While increasing self-awareness, control, and respect for your body, yoga also provides a way to improve self-esteem and confidence. Yoga therapy is offered by therapists who are also certified yoga instructors.

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a treatment program for young children with disruptive behaviors that places emphasis on improving the quality of the parent-child relationship and changing parent-child interaction patterns. This treatment has two phases, each focusing on a different parent-child interaction: child-directed interaction (CDI) and parent-directed interaction (PDI). During coaching sessions, the therapist observes the interaction and provides guidance to the parent through a "bug-in-the-ear" hearing device. PCIT was developed for children ages 2-7 years with externalizing behavior disorders, trauma, and developmental disorders. In PCIT, parents are taught specific skills to establish or strengthen a nurturing and secure relationship with their child while encouraging prosocial behavior and discouraging negative behavior.

Trauma

Trauma-focused therapies are offered as a specialty service. These therapies utilize specific techniques that assist with alleviating trauma responses which can include changes in mood and thoughts, disruptions in sleep, and alterations in physiological state. Trauma therapies typically include a form of processing the traumatic event(s), skill-building, and adapting thoughts related to the traumatic event(s). Trauma therapies are evidence-based modalities that demonstrate clinically significant improvements in mood, functioning, relationships, and alleviation of trauma symptoms.

Couples/Family therapy

During couples and family therapy, our therapists apply strategies that assist with specific family or couple needs which may include communication, behavior, parenting, and other relationship struggles. Often times when we are a part of a system, such as within a family or as a couple, it is easy to continue with relational patterns or communication approaches that are counterproductive. Family and couples therapy provides the opportunity to work with a trained moderator who provides objectivity in identifying ineffective relationship patterns, as well as providing skills and strategies to improve the quality of relationships and family functioning.