Counseling helps children, teens, young adults, & families who are struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, grief, obsessive-compulsive disorder, relationships, stress, and changes in their lives.
Dr. Davenport’s counseling approach involves helping individuals and families develop specific skills to improve their ability to cope with difficulties, resolve problems, modify behavior, and make positive changes in their lives.
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Counseling Methods
The counseling methods used are tailored to meet the specific needs of an individual and family.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps improve an individual’s moods, anxiety, and behavior by examining confused or unrealistic patterns of thinking. More than just “talk therapy” CBT involves teaching children, teens, adults, and families specific strategies to deal with emotions and related behaviors.
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Dr. Davenport teaches individuals how to identify harmful thought patterns, feelings, and behaviors. They then learn to replace this thinking with realistic thoughts and problem-solving strategies that can result in improved feelings and behaviors.
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Dr. Davenport also teaches individuals how to utilize distress tolerance and emotional control strategies when they are experiencing extreme emotions and unable to recognize their unrealistic thoughts.
Research shows that CBT can be effective in treating a variety of conditions, including depression and anxiety.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is used to treat adolescents and young adults who struggle with chronic mood problems, self-harm, or suicidal thoughts. DBT emphasizes taking responsibility for one’s problems and helps the individual look at how they deal with conflict and intense negative emotions.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is a process Dr. Davenport uses with teens and young adults who are resistant, or ambivalent to change. The spirit of motivational interviewing is one of partnership, acceptance, compassion, and strengths-based collaborative conversation to identify and act on the client’s values and motivations for change. It is a person-centered counseling style designed to strengthen personal motivation and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help an individual accept what is out of her control, and commit to actions that improve and enrich her life. First, by accepting her feelings and urges, she allows them to come and go without a struggle. Next, committing to values-based actions allows an individual to fight for what is important to her so she can win the battle with feelings and urges.
Family Therapy
Family Therapy focuses on helping the family function in more positive and constructive ways by exploring patterns of communication, improving problem-solving skills, and providing support and education about specific strengths and needs. Family therapy sessions can include the child, adolescent, or young adult along with parents, siblings, and/or other significant family members. Research shows family-focused therapy is effective in treating symptoms of mood disorders.
Interested?
Contact us to make an appointment.
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Individuals who wish to integrate their Christian faith with psychotherapy may ask Dr. Davenport to integrate Biblical life principles into their experience.
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