Caleb Folkerts

Relationship issues are common throughout the lifespan. The key to success in overcoming obstacles within a relationship is approaching communication in a relaxed body. This is simple to say but in practice takes time to understand and form healthy habits around. Once both members of the relationship are no longer triggering one another, effective communication style identification and skill-building can take place. Our therapists are equipped and ready to help you succeed in your relationship.

Stress exists on a spectrum. We all experience stressful life change (e.g. Getting married, Lossing a job). Many of us, at some point in life, experience clinically significant stress. This can be generalized stress that feels global in our lives or it can be specifically focused such as in the case of social anxiety or post-traumatic stress. Our clinicians are educated in the neuroscience of stress along the entire spectrum and are equipped with cutting-edge interventions to eliminate anxiety.

Depression is a disease of culture, much like Type II Diabetes and, much like Type II Diabetes, in many cases it can be effectively managed through lifestyle changes. These include possible changes in social behaviors, thought patterns, activity frequencies, and more. You are not alone. Our mental health providers are proficient at treating depression and are here to help you reclaim your life from a very treatable mental illness.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a psycho-social intervention that focuses on reducing symptoms of various mental health conditions, especially depression and anxiety disorders. CBT focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions and their related behaviors to improve emotional regulation and develop personal coping skills that target solving current problems.

Dialectical behavior therapy is an evidence-based psychotherapy that began with efforts to treat personality disorders (especially Borderline Personality Disorder), and interpersonal conflict. There is evidence that DBT can be useful in treating mood disorders, suicidal ideation, and even change in behavioral patterns such as self-harm and substance use.

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy developed by Francine Shapiro in the 1980s that was originally designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In EMDR, the person being treated recalls distressing experiences while simultaneously performing bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movement or physical stimulation, such as tapping either side of the body.