Therapy

Therapy is an opportunity to talk about your problems and receive expert advice and support for mental health issues. Emily Russ, PA-C, at Prevail Behavioral Health in Appleton, Wisconsin, can help if you have depression, anxiety, or another psychiatric disorder. Talk therapy, with or without medication, helps people heal and manage their mental health better. Reach out to Prevail Behavioral Health by phone or schedule a consultation online to experience therapy’s benefits for yourself.

What is therapy?

Therapy (psychotherapy or talk therapy) is an essential and effective treatment for mental health disorders. There are many forms, some of which share similar principles but use varying techniques. All involve talking to an expert counselor or psychotherapist.

Your therapist is someone with whom you develop a trusting partnership. You can raise any issues on your mind and discuss your most private thoughts without fearing rejection or judgment.

Prevail Behavioral Health incorporates therapy into your comprehensive treatment plan, often alongside medication. Psychiatric medicines help to reduce the more severe effects of many mental health disorders, enabling you to benefit even more from therapy.

What conditions does therapy treat?

Therapy is invaluable for most people affected by psychiatric illnesses, including those with:

• Depression
• Substance use disorder
• Eating disorders
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Schizophrenia 
• Bipolar disorder
• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Personality disorders
• Schizoaffective disorder
• Anxiety
• Panic disorder

Therapy also helps people during challenging times in their lives. You can recover from significant life events like grief, loss, and relationship problems and address issues like anger, chronic stress, and low self-esteem with supportive therapy.

What type of therapy do I need?

Therapy comes in many forms, but common approaches include:

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

CBT helps you overcome the problems mental health disorders cause in daily life. Your therapist teaches you to recognize unhealthy or flawed thoughts and beliefs and replace them with more positive, realistic ones. A variation is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), which incorporates mindfulness meditation to help you relax.

Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)

DBT helps you learn to accept yourself instead of trying to change your nature. It can be especially helpful for people who experience intense emotions.

Psychoanalytic therapies

Psychoanalytic therapies focus on experiences from your past and memories that have affected your mental health and self-image. Your therapist helps you identify the problems and process the emotions they trigger so they don’t exert such an effect on you in the future.

Interpersonal therapy

Interpersonal therapy focuses on personal, social, and work relationships. Your therapist teaches you communication skills and how to create healthier relationship boundaries, improving your interactions with others.

Prevail Behavioral Health selects the therapy most suited to your needs, adapting it to produce the best results.

For more information on therapy and how it can help you, call Prevail Behavioral Health or book an appointment online today.