Individual Psychotherapy in San Luis Obispo County

We offer three types of psychotherapy as part of our programs at Robles Ranch. When a person is admitted to our program, we will perform an assessment to determine which types of therapies will best meet their unique needs.

Our types of psychotherapy include:

Mental Health Counseling: This general type of therapy draws from commonly used tactics that help a person open up and speak about sometimes troubling topics. The therapist will ask questions or just listen while the individual discusses how they think, behave, and feel, and what parts of their lives they would like to change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): This type of therapy helps people identify and understand the connection between their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. When they make progress in changing one aspect of themselves, it can overflow into the other areas in positive ways.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): This therapy targets four tenets that help people make progress in healing their mental health.

The 4 tenets of DBT include:

1. Mindfulness: The individual learns to focus on what is happening in the moment instead of fear of the future or regret over the past.
2. Distress Tolerance: Coping skills are developed to help people tolerate stress without automatically succumbing to frightening or upsetting emotional reactions.
3. Emotion Regulation: The person learns to identify their emotions as they experience them and manage them in ways that support healing their mental illness symptoms.
4. Interpersonal Effectiveness: Mental illness often negatively impacts how a person relates to others. This tenet builds skills that help them engage in better communication and set and respect boundaries.