What Are the Types of Therapy for Mental Health Disorders?
Learn about the various types of mental health therapy and how to get access to quality treatment at Anew.
What is Mental Health Therapy?
Mental Health Therapy vs. Mental Health Counseling
What is Mental Health Therapy Used For?
Mental health therapy can help treat various mental health disorders, including:
Benefits of Mental Health Therapy
Mental health therapy offers several benefits to mental health patients. Psychotherapists can understand the behaviors and emotions of their patients and thereby develop viable, healthy, and sustainable coping methods for them.
Mental Health Therapy
Mental Health Therapy Formats
There are different approaches to mental health therapy, each with pros and cons.
Individual therapy is a form of treatment that involves one-on-one sessions between a mental health therapist and a patient. Group therapy, on the other hand, allows individuals with similar issues to interact with and support each other. This helps individuals realize that their problems are not specific to just them, and that others face the same issues. Although group therapy can be beneficial, it can also be counterproductive for some, as some patients may not be comfortable sharing their experiences in the presence of other people.
Marital or couple’s therapy helps those whose loved ones have mental disorders understand their spouse's condition, including the challenges they will face and how to manage them. This can also be used for couples who are going through difficult times and want to learn how to face them together.
Family therapy helps the members of a patient's family better understand their mental health disorder and how to offer support and care properly.
Types of Therapy for Mental Health
Psychotherapists take different approaches to mental health therapy. However, the most common types of therapy for mental health conditions are outlined below.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
As is indicated by its name, CBT aims to address the thought patterns of a mental health patient. CBT helps patients to develop a positive outlook toward life and themselves. Mental health disorders can distort a person's view of life, and this type of mental therapy seeks to help with that. CBT focuses more on a patient's present self than past events and situations.
Dialectical-Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Interpersonal Therapy
Interpersonal therapy aims to build up a patient's self-esteem and social interaction skills. This treatment method is especially effective for the treatment of depression. Its primary focus is improving a patient’s interaction skills with others.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy focuses on the effects of past experiences on a patient's behavior and emotions. It will often involve sessions with the psychotherapist where the patient is required to share their experiences to help determine the roots of unhealthy habits and behaviors.
Psychoanalysis
Supportive Therapy
Supportive therapy helps patients build self-esteem by teaching them to manage negative thoughts and anxiety independently.
Six Tips for Effective Mental Health Therapy
While receiving therapy for mental health conditions, the following tips can help individuals and their families to reap the most benefits.
Mental Health Therapy Services at Anew Treatment Center
Mental Health Therapy
At Anew Chemical Health Services in St Paul, MN, our inpatient and outpatient treatment programs are tailored to assist individuals in overcoming their addictions and any other mental health challenges. Our team of experts have a wealth of experience in offering trauma-informed treatment, which helps make the recovery process a lot easier.
Inpatient Mental Health Therapy Services
Our residential mental health therapy programs take on a holistic mental, physical, and spiritual healing approach. Treatment services are tailored to each client's specific needs and include a variety of groups and treatment activities.
Outpatient Mental Health Therapy Services
Our outpatient program aims to help individuals reclaim their independence and stability. We value reintegration into society while being committed to long-term health and wellness. We offer outpatient sober living for individuals who have completed residential treatment or have been free of mood-altering substances for at least thirty days.
Getting Help
Getting help at Anew means you can work with a trained mental health therapy expert. For each visit, what you'll do is determined by your therapist's chosen approaches and the topics you or a loved one want to address.
You can anticipate spending time going through emotions and how specific actions affect your life. This will almost certainly entail working through some traumatic experiences or thoughts. But, although it may be challenging, the final effect is usually a happier, more meaningful life. Contact us today to get the mental health support you or a loved one might need.
Resources
- https://www.healthline.com/health/types-of-therapy
- https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/psychotherapy
- https://www.verywellmind.com/counselor-or-psychotherapist-1067401
- https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-therapy
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6007584/
- https://apsa.org/content/psychoanalytic-psychotherapy#:~:text=Psychoanalytic%20or%20Psychodynamic%20Psychotherapy%20is,although%20often%20considered%20less%20intense
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