Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, also known as EMDR, is a therapeutictechnique used by counselors and therapists to address pain, grief, and emotional wounds caused by negative life events and traumatic experiences. Many people never properly process abuse, neglect, or other physical and emotional traumas. Far too often, this leads to compulsions and negative behaviors […]

Family Therapy

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Interactions between family members can create conflict, and family therapy works to address and improve those interactions through various means of communication and treatment. Major life transitions, mental health conditions, and stressful events can strain families. When treating the concerns of families, our therapists address the surrounding hardships, such as financial troubles, chronic illnesses, and […]

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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For meaningful improvement from the effects of trauma, anxiety, depression, and other disorders, cognitive behavioral therapy has shown better results than psychotropic medications. Because instead of treating the symptoms, CBT focuses on the internal narratives of the mind, showing that automatic, reoccurring thoughts can cause much suffering. CBT aims to change thinking patterns and patterns […]

Individual Adult Therapy

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Therapy is a here-and-now meeting between therapist and client. In this meeting, some of our deepest insecurities and emotions can be shared confidentially to a compassionate, qualified mental health professional. The therapists at University Psychological Associates treat adults with a variety of conditions such as anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, grief, and stress […]