Behavior Health Resources

ADHD can affect attention, organisation, impulse control, emotional regulation, school, work, and relationships. It can look different across ages and stages, and support can help people better understand their brain, build practical strategies, and feel less alone. 

For more information you may like to visit this website: CHADD

 EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a therapy approach that can help people process trauma, distressing experiences, and the emotional responses connected to them. EMDR does not require talking in detail about every part of a difficult experience, and can support healing by helping the brain reprocess memories in a safer, more adaptive way. 

For more information you may like to visit this website: Emdria

CPS is a parenting approach where parents actively work together with their child to identify and solve problems with open communication, considering each other's perspectives, and collaboratively creating solutions, rather than dictating outcomes. It emphasizes building a partnership with the child to address challenges effectively. 

For more information you may like to visit this website: Think Kids, Massachusetts General Hospital 

CFT is an integrative evidence-based approach developed to empower people with anxiety, self-esteem, and behavioral challenges. It combines the most effective positive strategies with compassionate 

and culturally-informed parent-centered therapy drawing from various therapeutic modalities. 

For more information you may like to visit these websites:

• Psychology Today Compassion Based Therapy
• Self Compassion by Kristin Neff

PCIT is an evidence-based parent training and treatment for those with children who have emotional and behavioral challenges. It that places an emphasis on improving the quality of the parent-child relationship and changing parent-child interaction patterns. 

For more information you may like to visit this website:

• PCIT International

TF-CBT is a treatment that helps children, adolescents, and their caregivers cope with the effects of trauma. It is evidence based and uses cognitive behavioral and exposure techniques. 

 For more information you may like to visit this website:

• About TF-CBT & FAQ - Oklahoma

Working with a provider to experience gender affirming counseling is essential to feel heard, valued and able to trust enough to dive deeply. 

For more information you may like to visit these websites:

• Human Rights Campaign: Get the facts on Gender Affirming Care
• OHSU Transgender Health Program: Resources for Patients, Families and Allies.

Outdoor therapy is good for the mind and the body. Getting into nature and connecting can lead to insights and growth. 

Want to find out more? Read these articles:

• Nurtured by nature: Psychological research is advancing our understanding of how time in nature can improve our mental health and sharpen our cognition  by Kirsten Weir.
• Nature Therapy: Movement and Mental Health for Kids by Cheryl Fisher.

The use of writing, poetry, journaling and reading can be a tool to dive deeper and aid in the healing process.  

Want to find out more? Read  this article:

• The Power of Poetry Therapy: Poetry Therapy is a powerful tool to augment psychotherapy