One of the central premises of family systems theory is that family systems organize themselves to carry out the daily challenges and tasks of life, as well as adjusting to the developmental needs of its members. This is a therapy commonly used for Latinx families.

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Watching a movie with conscious awareness can be similar to experiencing a guided visualization. The therapeutic effect and the theoretical basis for both modalities are therefore closely related. In fact, the use of films in therapy allows us to draw from and can be integrated into a range of psychotherapeutic orientations, from depth psychotherapy to cognitive-behavior therapy to systems oriented therapy.

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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy which includes phone coaching

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The function of DBT Skills is to help enhance a client’s capabilities. There are four skills taught in DBT:

• Mindfulness: the practice of being fully aware and present in this one moment

• Distress Tolerance: how to tolerate pain in difficult situations

• Interpersonal Effectiveness: how to ask for what you want and say no while maintaining self-respect and healthy relationships with others

• Emotion Regulation: how to change emotions that are difficult to manage

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Gestalt therapy is a humanistic, holistic, person-centered form of psychotherapy that is focused on a person's present life and challenges rather than delving into past experiences. This approach stresses the importance of understanding the context of a person’s life and taking responsibility rather than placing blame.

Gestalt, by definition, refers to the form or shape of something and suggests that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. There is an emphasis on perception in this particular theory of counseling. Gestalt therapy gives attention to how we place meaning and make sense of our world and our experiences.

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Transactional Analysis

A system of psychotherapy that analyzes personal relationships and interactions in terms of conflicting or complementary ego states that correspond to the roles of parent, child, and adult.

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Reality Therapy

Reality therapy is based on choice theory. Choice theory states that humans have five basic, genetically driven needs called “genetic instructions.” These are:

• survival

• love and belonging

• power or achievement

• freedom or independence

• fun or enjoyment

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Existential psychotherapy is a style of therapy that emphasizes the human condition as a whole. It uses a positive approach that celebrates human capacities and aspirations while simultaneously acknowledging human limitations.

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy is a psycho-social intervention that aims to improve mental health. CBT focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions (e.g. thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes) and behaviors, improving emotional regulation, and the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems.

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Motivational interviewing is a counseling approach designed to help people find the motivation to make a positive behavior change. This could be weight loss, substance abuse, and other behaviors people ae not happy with. It can help people strengthen commitment to a specific goal or goals by eliciting and exploring the persons reasons for desiring change.

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