Our Methods
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy is the third wave of Cognitive Therapy developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan. It has been found most effective for those with substance use disorders, major depressive disorders, and borderline personality disorders.
DBT is primarily a skills training therapy, which consists of problem solving through behaviour chain analysis and skill-building, across four major domains, the Core Skill being Mindfulness. The other domains include Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness. These skills are extremely relevant to the management and treatment of people with substance use disorders.
Reiki
Reiki is a Japanese energy healing technique for reducing stress and promoting well-being. The term “reiki” is made up of two Japanese words, “rei” meaning universal or higher power and “ki” denoting life force energy. Mikao Usui founded the Reiki system of healing in the early 20th century. The different types of Reiki are Usui reiki, Karuna reiki and Shamballa reiki. The most widely practiced is the Usui reiki.
Reiki is said to be a life force energy that flows through all human beings.
Reiki has been effective in showing significant results for treating various physiological and psychological conditions such as:
- Heart conditions
- Chronic pain
- Cancer
- Fatigue
- Anxiety
- Trauma
- Depression etc.
Reiki is concerned with treating or healing an individual holistically which includes their mind, body and spirit. Although Reiki is a spiritual technique of healing, it is not restricted or bound by any religion. It is universal across all cultures. Profound results are facilitated through gentle touch, energy transfer and positive mindset. It often helps in clearing passages of blocked energy in the body.
Benefits of Reiki healing:
- Emotional Trauma Healing
- Balances energy levels
- Provides relaxation and peace
- Releases tension from the body
- Enhances learning, memory and mental clarity
- Pain management
- Promotes better sleep
- Improves breathing, heart rate, blood pressure etc.
Expressive Arts Therapy
Expressive arts is a multimodal method, that is, involving more than one of our senses (hearing, touching, seeing, etc.) or integrating more than one of them to uncover our thoughts and feelings. Utilizing different performing arts, e.g., painting, dancing, singing, writing, etc.
Using this as a treatment approach, people work with a trained therapist who analyses their responses through the art form of their choice and helps them release and understand their emotions better. It can be used with both children and adults.
As expressive arts utilizes different modalities of senses, it can majorly be grouped in the following categories:
- Art therapy: uses visual and tactile (touch) senses majorly – such as drawing, painting, and sculpting
- Dance therapy: utilizes (kinesthetic) physical movement and dance to release and manage with one’s symptoms
- Music therapy: using listening (auditory) to or creating music
- Writing therapy: exploring thoughts and feelings through writing poems, stories or simply a journal.
It is important to note that while the activities mentioned above could seem a part of one’s daily life, it is different when used as a form of therapy, as many techniques and processes are integrated to meet the goals.
Some concerns it may help include: stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, developmental disorders, emotional and interpersonal concerns, trauma related concerns, it may also be useful for children who may not yet have the vocabulary to describe their thoughts or feelings.
It is important to remember that the activities need to be analysed by an expert to achieve the goal. Art therapy is an adjunct therapy approach, that is, it is not used as the only process in a treatment plan.