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Understanding the Therapy Process at Focused Care Counseling

The Focus of Therapy

The focus of therapy is on you.
Sometimes this will mean concentrating on you as an individual. At other times, it may include you within the context of a marriage or a child-to-parent relationship.

At still other times, the focus might require working with you as part of a family.
This three-part program, where it is appropriate and applicable, will be our fundamental approach to your therapy.

Our Assessment Process: Understanding What's Driving Your Symptoms

Before treatment begins, we use an etiotropic approach to evaluate what’s actually causing your symptoms. This means we look for root causes rather than just treating symptoms. 

This assessment separates trauma from other issues that may be occurring simultaneously – such as chemical dependency, bipolar disorder, other mental health conditions, or additional life traumas that happened before or after the primary trauma. 

These co-occurring conditions can interfere with trauma resolution if not addressed in the right order. Our etiotropic assessment provides a clear, structured approach to identify which issues need attention first, preventing interference and ensuring we address root causes rather than just managing symptoms. 

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Therapy is Experiential and Didactic

Experiential Component

Experiential” means the actual doing of the therapy — the direct, personal experience of engaging in the therapeutic process.

Didactic Component

Didactic” refers to the educational part of therapy. Educational materials are provided to explain how to do the therapy as well as why the therapy is important.

Working Together

The two components parallel each other. The intent of our therapy is to present you with an outside yet supportive view of the experiential process while you progress through it.