Modalities | Auralis Therapy

Our Approach

We believe in the power of evidence-based psychotherapy to help you navigate life's challenges and heal from within. “Evidence-based” simply means that our approaches are informed by the latest psychological research, combined with the experience and expertise of your therapist. We tailor our methods to fit who you are, because we understand that your unique needs deserve a unique approach.

Here’s a breakdown of the therapeutic methods we use and how they can help you on your journey:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT is a highly effective, structured approach for addressing negative thought patterns and behaviors. It focuses on how our thoughts influence our feelings and actions, and teaches you how to identify and change unhelpful thinking. CBT is particularly useful for addressing anxiety, depression, and stress-related issues, helping you build more adaptive ways of thinking and coping in the face of life’s challenges.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

DBT is another structured modality focuses on teaching skills to manage intense emotions and improve interpersonal effectiveness. Originally developed for those struggling with borderline personality disorder, DBT is incredibly useful for anyone facing emotional dysregulation, self harm, or difficulty managing relationships. It integrates mindfulness, acceptance, distress tolerance, and change strategies to help you create balance and emotional resilience.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT is all about getting real with yourself: accepting that change is hard, but it’s also possible—and worth it. Instead of trying to outrun your discomfort or push it aside, ACT teaches you how to sit with it—acknowledge that it’s part of the journey—and use it as fuel for transformation. It’s about accepting that you can’t control everything, but you can control how you respond to what life throws at you.

Committing to this process of acceptance and action means you’re no longer letting fear, doubt, or old patterns dictate your life. It’s a commitment to living authentically, no matter how messy the path might seem. The beauty is in knowing that you don’t need to be perfect to move forward, you just need to be willing to try.

Relational Therapy

Relational therapy emphasizes the importance of the therapist-client relationship itself as a key vehicle for growth. It views all relationships—both within therapy and outside— as dynamic and constantly evolving. The therapist actively engages in the relationship, using it as a model for how clients relate to others in their lives.

This type of therapy stresses the significance of the therapeutic connection to help clients understand and transform their behaviors and emotional responses. It is often used for people experiencing difficulties with relationships or who have a history of emotional pain due to relational dynamics.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Attachment-based therapy draws from attachment theory, which focuses on the bonds formed between infants and their caregivers. It explores how early attachment experiences shape one’s approach to relationships throughout life, particularly in adulthood. This therapy helps individuals understand how early attachment patterns (secure, anxious, avoidant, or disorganized) influence their relationships and emotional well-being. By addressing and reshaping these attachment patterns, clients can develop healthier relationships, reduce anxiety, and improve emotional regulation.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

EFT is designed to help individuals and couples understand and transform emotional patterns that affect their relationships and well-being. Grounded in the idea that emotional connection and secure attachment are key to mental and relational health, EFT helps clients identify unhelpful emotional responses, process underlying feelings, and develop healthier ways of communicating and connecting. It’s particularly effective in addressing relationship issues, trauma, and anxiety, promoting healing through empathy, understanding, and attachment-based interventions.

Gestalt Therapy

Gestalt therapy focuses on the present moment and the awareness of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as they occur. It’s all about experiencing life in the here and now. This approach is experiential and creative, helping you understand how past experiences are affecting your present, and encouraging you to express your authentic self in the process. Gestalt therapy is especially helpful for those who feel disconnected from themselves or others and want to reconnect with their true feelings and desires.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy

Mindfulness-based therapy helps you stay grounded in the present moment, without judgment or becoming hijacked by distraction. It’s not actually about completely clearing your mind—it’s about gently observe it without judgment and bring our attention back to the present moment. In sessions, we also might use breathwork, body scans, or guided awareness exercises to help you reconnect with yourself. Over time, this practice strengthens your ability to pause, redirect your attention, and respond—rather than react—to stress, helping you feel more centered, aware, and emotionally.

Strengths & Compassion-Based Therapy

This approach is all about focusing on what you do well and what makes you strong. Instead of merely focusing on problems, we emphasize your strengths, resilience, and capacity for growth. By fostering self-compassion, you’ll learn to treat yourself with kindness and acceptance, even in difficult moments. This can help you feel empowered to move forward with confidence, understanding that you are capable of overcoming obstacles.

Positive Psychology

Positive psychology isn’t about faking happiness; it’s about focusing on what’s going right in your life and building on it. It helps you discover your strengths, find what truly brings you joy, and grow resilience to face challenges. Rather than just fixing what's wrong, this approach empowers you to thrive by cultivating meaning and fulfillment. It’s about embracing life’s tough moments, while focusing on your potential to live a happier, more purposeful life. With positive psychology, you're not just surviving—you're flourishing.

Solution-Focused Therapy

When life feels overwhelming, sometimes it’s hard to see a way forward. Solution-focused therapy is future-oriented and goal-directed. We focus on what’s working in your life and use that as a foundation to create practical solutions for your current challenges. It’s a collaborative approach where you and your therapist work together to identify your goals and the steps needed to reach them.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy

IFS is a transformative, evidence-based approach that helps you understand and work with the different “parts” of yourself—like the side of you that tries to keep you safe, the part that criticizes, or the part that holds painful feelings. These parts often develop to protect you, even if their methods don’t always feel helpful. In IFS, you learn to approach each part with curiosity and compassion, so they can relax and work together in a healthier way. This process helps you feel more balanced, connected to yourself, and free from old patterns that no longer serve you.

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

Interpersonal therapy focuses on the role of interpersonal relationships and social functioning in a person’s mental health. It primarily aims to improve communication and address issues in current relationships, such as conflicts, role transitions, and grief. The belief behind IPT is that problems in relationships can lead to psychological symptoms (like depression or anxiety), and by improving these relationships, symptoms can be alleviated.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic therapy explores how your past experiences—especially in early childhood—shape the way you see yourself and the world around you today. This approach delves into the unconscious processes that influence your thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. By bringing these underlying patterns to the surface, psychodynamic therapy helps you gain insight into the root causes of your struggles, allowing for deep emotional healing and growth.

Self-Psychology

At the core of Self-Psychology, a psychodynamic theory, is a simple but powerful truth: we’re wired to feel seen, supported, and mirrored by those around us. When these early developmental needs go unmet—when empathy is missing or caregivers fall short—we adapt in ways that can leave us feeling hollow, unstable, or disconnected from ourselves. This theory helps us trace the cracks back to their origin and begin the work of restoration—through deep attunement, relational repair, and the rebuilding of a more cohesive sense of self

Object Relations

This psychodynamic theory explores the earliest blueprints we’re given for love, safety, and identity. From our very first relationships—especially with primary caregivers—we absorb messages about who we are and what to expect from others. These experiences don’t just shape how we attach; they shape our inner world. The ghosts of those early dynamics can live on long after we’ve grown, influencing our sense of worth and the ways we connect, protect, or push others away.