Jeffrey Coira (He/Him)

"Motivational interviewing is often used to address addiction and the management of physical health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and asthma. This intervention helps people become motivated to change the behaviors that are preventing them from making healthier choices. Research has shown that this intervention works well with individuals who start off unmotivated or unprepared for change," (Psychology Today, 2022).

CBT is described as "a short-term form of psychotherapy based on the idea that the way someone thinks and feels affects the way he or she behaves. CBT aims to help clients resolve present-day challenges like depression or anxiety, relationship problems, anger issues, stress, or other common concerns that negatively affect mental health and quality of life. The goal of treatment is to help clients identify, challenge, and change maladaptive thought patterns," (Psychology Today, 2022).

Psychology Today states, "SFBT concentrates on finding solutions in the present and exploring one’s hope for the future in order to find a quick and pragmatic resolution of one’s problems. This method takes the approach that you know what you need to do to improve your own life and, with the appropriate coaching and questioning, are capable of finding the best solutions," (Psychology Today, 2022).

"Experts generally recognize six major types of anxiety: generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety, panic, and phobias, further distinguishing agoraphobia as an anxiety disorder in its own right. Because of the array of symptoms, the multiplicity of triggers, and the involvement of fear responses and the stress response system, there are many lenses through which clinicians and researchers look at and treat runaway anxiety," (Psychology Today, 2022).

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a neurobehavioral disorder characterized by core symptoms of inattentiveness, distractibility, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. ADHD is thought to be the most common childhood mental health disorder, with estimates of its prevalence in children ranging from 5 to 11 percent. ADHD in adulthood is thought to be less common, with approximately 2 to 5 percent of adults diagnosed," (Psychology Today, 2022).

"Substance use and gambling disorders are complex conditions that affect the reward, reinforcement, motivation, and memory systems of the brain. They are characterized by impaired control over usage; social impairment, involving the disruption of everyday activities and relationships; and craving. Continuing use is typically harmful to relationships as well as to obligations at work or school," (Psychology Today, 2022).