Who Provides Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is provided by a person who has completed their education, and degree requirements, and either Certified by the Arizona Board of Behavioral health, or working towards licensure.

Clinicians who are not independent are provided oversight by the Clinical Director, and work collaboratively to ensure each client is receiving the most beneficial therapeutic interventions.

What is Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy, is a way to help people with a broad variety of mental illnesses and emotional difficulties. Psychotherapy can help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better and can increase well-being and healing.

Problems helped by psychotherapy include difficulties in coping with daily life; the impact of trauma, medical illness or loss, like the death of a loved one; and specific mental disorders, like depression or anxiety. There are several different types of psychotherapy and some types may work better with certain problems or issues.

What does the Therapy Session Look Like?

Therapy may be conducted in an individual, family, couple, or group setting, and can help both children and adults. Sessions are typically held once a week for about 53-60 minutes. Both clients and therapists need to be actively involved in psychotherapy. The trust and relationship between a person and his/her therapist is essential to working together effectively and benefiting from psychotherapy.

Our therapist have experience working with individuals and families experiencing a variety of mental health concerns, including but not limited to:

Anxiety

Depression

Eating Disorders

OCD

Trauma

Life and career transitions

Self-esteem and confidence

Social issues

Parenting struggles

Adoption

Providing In-Person or Telehealth

What is BHT Counseling?

BHT Peer Support counseling is a service consisting of using evidence-based approaches of peer support to help individuals to learn and practice the skills needed to manage behaviors and emotions that interfere with a person’s social interaction, learning, and day-to-day struggles.

Peer Support Counselors are individuals with lived experience who are certified as peer support specialist

If you choose BHT Counseling, an individual will with you on goals, including but not limited to, how to use coping skills effectively, regulate emotions, set healthy boundaries, be a better communicator, and practice healthy self-care habits.

Who can provide BHT Counseling?

LUCA believes in the importance of providing quality care; therefore; Our BHT’s are finishing their masters degree in the counseling field, have relative experience working in mental health, and have shown a strong ability to use evidence-based practices with their clients.

BHTs are supervised by a senior LPC clinician who works with the BHT to ensure each client receives the services that will benefit them the most.

BHT Peer Support Counseling is not considered psychotherapy but is oftentimes found to be highly beneficial for a client who wants to work on goals and gain the skills needed to address their problems.

BHT Counselors have experience working with individuals with:

Anxiety

Depression

Defiant Behaviors

School Truancy

School related issues

Problems at work

Career Counseling

Life and career transitions

Self-esteem and confidence

Social issues

Parenting

Disabilities

BHT Peer Support Counselors can work with individuals in person, in the community or via Telehealth platform.

What is Group Therapy?

Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy that involves one or more therapists working with several people at the same time.

Groups can be as small as three or four, but group therapy can 8 to 12 people, depending on the type of group. The group typically meets once or twice each week, or more, for an hour or two.

Types of Therapy groups could include the the following:

Cognitive Behavioral Groups: Focus on identifying and changing inaccurate or distorted thinking patterns, emotional responses, and behaviors.

Interpersonal Groups: Focus on interpersonal relationships and social interactions, including how much support you have from others and the impact these relationships have on mental health.

Psychoeducational Groups: Focus on educating clients about their disorders and ways of coping; often based on the principles of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT).

Skills Development Groups: Focus on improving social and interpersonal skills. Could include learning financial planning, including learning how to budget, shop for groceries, and increase executive functioning and learn how to advocate for self.

Parenting Skills Group:

A place where parents can come together and talk about challenges of parenting, while gaining skills to overcome stressors and increase communication skills with partners and children, in order to have a happier healthier home life.