"The willingness to be vulnerable is what enables people to transcend their fears and find their strength."
Rollo May
At Tosa Psychological Services, we understand that the path to healing is deeply personal and unique. Our individual psychotherapy services are grounded in an attachment-based lens, which focuses on how early relationships and experiences shape the way you perceive yourself and connect with others. Through this lens, we work with you to explore how these internalized patterns affect your current relationships, behaviors, and emotional well-being.
By building a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space, therapy provides an opportunity for a corrective emotional experience, where you can re-experience old dynamics in a new and healthier way. This process helps you to challenge and reshape deeply ingrained patterns, fostering personal growth and healthier connections moving forward.
In our practice, each of our clinicians are trained to draw on a variety of therapeutic modalities, ensuring that we use the approach that best fits your needs.
TREATMENT MODALITIES
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)
A therapeutic technique used primarily to treat trauma, EMDR helps individuals process distressing memories and emotions by using guided eye movements to promote healing.
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT)
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)
A skills-based therapy that teaches individuals how to manage emotions, build healthier relationships, and cope with distress through mindfulness, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
TIME-LIMITED DYNAMIC THERAPY (TLDP)
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)
TIME-LIMITED DYNAMIC THERAPY (TLDP)
This short-term, focused approach targets specific relational patterns and emotional issues, aiming for significant change in a relatively brief period by working through underlying conflicts and dynamics.
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT)
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT)
TIME-LIMITED DYNAMIC THERAPY (TLDP)
A widely used, evidence-based approach that helps individuals identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is particularly effective for managing anxiety, depression, and other emotional challenges by teaching practical strategies to reframe thinking and improve coping skills.
Havening
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT)
Object-Relations Therapy
A gentle, yet powerful technique that uses sensory input to help release trauma and emotional distress, enabling the brain to reprocess memories and reduce their emotional charge. This pulls from Polyvagal Theory, which emphasizes the importance of the autonomic nervous system in emotional regulation, behavior, and social connection.
Object-Relations Therapy
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT)
Object-Relations Therapy
This approach focuses on understanding how early life relationships influence current emotional functioning and behavior, and it helps individuals reframe their internalized beliefs and patterns.