Types of therapy
One page per approach — what it actually is, who it fits, the evidence honestly stated, and how to ask for it.
ACT: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need
Acceptance and commitment therapy — stop wrestling the feelings, start moving toward what matters. Who it fits and what it costs in California.
CBTCBT: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need
Cognitive behavioral therapy in plain terms — what sessions look like, who it fits, the evidence, and what it costs in California.
COUPLESCouples therapy: EFT vs. Gottman, and how to pick a couples therapist
The two research-backed couples methods, what each looks like in the room, when to go, and what couples therapy costs in California.
DBTDBT: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need
Dialectical behavior therapy — skills for overwhelming emotions. What full DBT involves, who it's built for, and what it costs in California.
EMDREMDR: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need
EMDR reprocesses traumatic memories so they stop ambushing you. How it works, the eye-movement question, who it fits, and California costs.
ERPERP: the OCD treatment that actually works — and how to spot the real thing
Exposure and response prevention is the gold-standard OCD treatment — and generic talk therapy can make OCD worse. How to find the real thing in California.
EXISTENTIAL THERAPYExistential therapy: what it is, what the trials show, and how to find it in California
Existential therapy works on meaning, freedom, isolation and death rather than symptoms. The meta-analysis numbers, who it fits, and how to find it in California.
GROUPGroup therapy: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need
Therapist-led groups perform about as well as individual therapy for many concerns, at a third of the cost. How groups work and how to find one in California.
IFSIFS: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need
Internal Family Systems — working with your inner critic and protectors instead of against them. Who it fits, the evidence honestly stated, California costs.
PSYCHODYNAMICPsychodynamic therapy: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need
The why-do-I-keep-doing-this therapy — depth work on patterns, in plain English. Who it fits, what the evidence shows, and what it costs in California.
SOMATICSomatic therapy: what it actually is, and whether it's what you need
Body-first therapy for what talk keeps circling — trauma held physically, chronic tension, dissociation. What's evidence-based, what to ask, California costs.