Integrative Therapy

Each client has unique needs and responds to different styles. I use an integrated, trauma-informed, person-centered approach to get to know you including your counseling goals, values, strengths, learning styles, and needs as a client. I then tie in modalities such as Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART - somatic, eye movements), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and more.

Every person has their own unique experiences, the way in which they interact with others, and perspective on life. Therefore, therapy should reflect the uniqueness of the individual/couple/family and be tailored to their needs. Integrative therapy provides the client access to a variety of different models and methods that best suits the context of issues presented to the therapist. The effectiveness of therapy relies on the collaboration between the client and their therapist.

No one theory has all the answers, interventions, and tools necessary for every person seeking mental health counseling. I choose to integrate different theoretical approaches based on the needs of each person I meet with. While I bring DBT interventions to some sessions, I might instead bring aspects of Existentialism into a different session. With some patients, I might provide highly structured sessions, and with others I will be non-directive in accordance with each person's needs and goals.

Because each person is unique, I don't work with a one-size-fits-all approach. I am continually reading books, searching for articles, taking classes, listening to podcasts, and consulting with colleagues about the issues my clients are facing. There are tried and trued methods I turn to frequently, but they don't always fit under the same methodology "umbrella". I believe this style of therapy works best for me to be able to address the complexity of my clients' lives.

Through advanced training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, clinical hypnosis through intensive three-year training at Saybrook University, advances in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, Mind-Body medicine, several years of study in both applied Positive Psychology and applied Spiritual Psychology, The Gottman Method, Internal Family Systems, Jungian Analysis, Attachment Theory, Existential Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, to name a few, Mr. Burks customizes therapy to meet the needs of each client.

I have received extensive training in several modalities including: attachment theory, trauma-informed, motivational interviewing, somatic therapies, play therapy (theraplay), addiction counseling, CBT, DBT, ACT, utilizing art in therapy, logotherapy, narrative therapy, brief solution-focused therapy, positive psychology...to name a few! We will work together to integrate techniques that are right for your healing.

Integrative therapy combines these three popular, widely used therapy approaches. Psychodynamic therapy: Assumes that our unconscious mind can negatively affect us if we don’t understand it. 3 The goal is to reveal unconscious thoughts and feelings. Humanistic therapy: Seeks to help people find meaning in life and reach their greatest potential. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): Presumes that negative thoughts and beliefs affect our emotions and behaviors.

I incorporate a variety of therapeutic approaches and techniques to address the unique needs of my clients. Integrative therapy involves combining different therapeutic modalities to create a comprehensive and personalized treatment plan. I have a commitment to working collaboratively with clients, and I am flexible and transparent throughout our work together.

I tend to use an array of evidence-based approaches that are tailored to your particular presenting concerns. Together, we collaborate to identify meaningful goals for you in therapy, and I utilize appropriate therapeutic frameworks for each goal.

I practice from a holistic, integrative (body-mind-spirit) approach that allows all dimensions of your experience to be included in treatment. My approach empowers you to tap into all of your resources and connect with your full potential.

Pluralistic & integrative is different from "eclectic". It means allowing for a flexible, intentional, careful, individualized integration of different approaches, interventions, techniques, adaptions - depending on the client's preferences, needs, neurotype, & focus in therapy. We co-create a treatment plan with clients, & continue to tailor the work as we go, according to what's working for the client, & changes in their circumstances, comfort level & preferences.

My therapy style is integrative, working with each client to create a treatment plan that fits their specific needs. Generally, I combine psychodynamic work with a strong client-centered/person-centered (Rogerian) orientation. I have experience with CBT and ACT techniques, work with substance use issues from a harm-reduction perspective. I also incorporate elements of narrative, feminist, and interpersonal therapy.

Integrative therapy is a unifying approach that brings together physiological, affective, cognitive, contextual, and behavioral systems, creating a multi-dimensional relational framework that can be created new for each individual client. This practice is to help match the therapy techniques to you as a unique individual.

I believe that every individual is unique. As a therapist, I compile a treatment plan that complements and supports you. This is why I will pull from multiple theoretical orientations and interventions to ensure that you not only have a plan that works for you, but is also empirically supported to ensure the best outcome.

I'm a lifelong learner, and a well-developed, skillful therapist. In years of professional development, I've received various levels of training in the following modalities: CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, SE, EMDR, NVC, IFS, psychodynamic, and group therapy. I borrow tools and insights from all these therapies and integrate them for my client's benefit with my primary grounding and advanced training in SCT and SAVI, which together offer a broad and deep framework for healing and growth.

I use a variety of theoretical orientations and treatment modalities in my work with clients. Each person and situation is unique, and I believe that an integrative approach is most effective in working with a diverse group of humans.

Integrative therapy is an approach to treatment that involves selecting the techniques from different therapeutic orientations best suited to a client’s particular problem. By tailoring the therapy to the individual, integrative therapists hope to produce the most significant effects.