Individual and Couples Therapy
Individual therapy (sometimes called “psychotherapy” or “counseling”) is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained therapist—in a safe, caring, and confidential environment—to explore their feelings, beliefs, or behaviors, work through challenging or influential memories, identify aspects of their lives that they would like to change, better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and work toward desired change.
Couples therapy is a type of psychotherapy. Couples therapy helps couples of all types recognize and resolve conflicts and improve their relationships. Through couples therapy, you can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding and strengthening your relationship or going your separate ways.
-Defined by The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Group Therapy
Group therapy is a process through which a small group of people (generally six to ten) meet face-to-face with a trained group therapist to talk about a particular issue with which all of them is struggling—such as grief/bereavement, anger management, eating disorders, living with chronic depression or anxiety, domestic violence, recovering from childhood sexual abuse, etc.
Under the direction of the group therapist, members share and explore their feelings and behaviors, hear different points of view and coping strategies, and receive encouragement from others facing similar issues. Group therapy provides participants a powerful opportunity to share and learn from others in a safe and supportive environment while working toward healing and change.
-Defined by The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Psychological Assessments for Asylum
Applying for asylum in the United States can be a strenuous process for both applicants and immigration attorneys. We at Bright Horizons can provide diagnostic information that may support applicants’ claims, but we can evaluate how culture and mental health symptoms relate to perceived deficits in credibility or delays in asylum application. We can define mental health treatment needs and estimate the possible effects of repatriation on mental health. We can also provide supportive functions for clients as they prepare for testimony. Finally, in a consultative role, we can help immigration attorneys to improve their ability to elicit trauma narratives from asylum applicants safely and efficiently and to enhance their resilience in response to vicarious trauma and burnout symptoms arising from work with asylum seekers.
-J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 38:479–89, 2010
Parenting Support
We at Bright Horizons have been trained in the world renowned Triple P program. Triple P is a parenting program, but it does not tell you how to be a parent. It is more like a toolbox of ideas. You choose the strategies you need. You choose the way you want to use them. It is all about making Triple P work for you. The three Ps in ‘Triple P’ stand for ‘Positive Parenting Program’ which means your family life is going to be much more enjoyable.
Triple P helps you:
Raise happy, confident kids
Manage misbehavior so everyone in the family enjoys life more
Set rules and routines that everyone respects and follows
Encourage behavior you like
Take care of yourself as a parent
Feel confident you’re doing the right thing
CPI Training
We at Bright Horizons have the ability to help and support those in our communities. We provide Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training, also known as CPI training. This training is designed to teach best practices for managing difficult situations and disruptive behaviors. You will learn how to identify at-risk individuals and use nonverbal and verbal techniques to defuse hostile or belligerent behavior. This training is perfect for small businesses, school districts, community partners, and anyone else that deals with the public.
Suicide Prevention
Suicide was the 10th-leading cause of death in the United States in 2016. It was the second-leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 34 and the fourth-leading cause among people ages 35 to 54. For this reason We at Bright Horizons are trained in the suicide prevention modality Question, Persuade, Refer(QPR) to assist and inform our community. QPR Training for Suicide Prevention is a 1-2 hour educational program designed to teach lay and professional "gatekeepers" the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond.
This is where the CHANGE starts…..
