Psychological Services

Levels of Intervention:

• Crisis Intervention: providing immediate, short-term support to individuals experiencing emotional, mental, physical, and/or behavioral distress as the result of a traumatic event.
• Interventions geared to the reduction of symptoms.
• Interventions geared to tackle longstanding maladaptive patterns of behavior (schemas or lifetraps).
• Relapse Prevention: designed to prevent the recurrence of symptoms or undesirable behaviors.
  

Modalities of Intervention available:

• Office appointments
• Telephone consultations
• Internet teleconference (e.g., Skype, Google Video Chat)
• On-site visits (e.g., at bedside, home visits) 
  

Focuses of Treatment:

• Depression and Anxiety
• Stress Management
• Life Transitions/ Relocation
• Psychological Impact of Health Concerns
• Disease Management (chronic illness, autoimmunity)
• Grief and Loss
• Relationships Issues
• Work and Career Issues
• Organizational Skills/ Time Management
• Motivational Training
• Life Improvement and Personal Growth

Both may bring about behavioral change and help people understand how their cognitive and emotional reactions can interfere with personal effectiveness, performance, and well-being. They can even imply similar features in their modalities at times. However, they differ in their focus and intentions. 

First and foremost, traditional psychotherapy is generally past-oriented, addresses painful or unresolved issues, and/or is designed as a response to psychopathology or exceptional hardships. On the other hand, coaching focuses on the present and future, is fundamentally goal-oriented, result-driven and solution-focused, and geared to people seeking enhancement in their performance, organizational skills, or personal growth.  In brief, therapy and coaching practices are not mutually exclusive , but rather complementary and can intervene at different steps in the process of change.