Strengths-Based Therapy
You Can Build From What Is Already Within You
You may be so focused on what's difficult that it can be hard to see the strengths, abilities, relationships, and experiences that have helped you navigate life so far. Strengths-Based Therapy creates space to recognize what is already within you and explore how those qualities can support the changes you want to make. Together, you and your therapist can work toward your goals while honoring both the challenges you're facing and the strengths you bring with you.
When It's Hard to See What You Bring to the Table
When you're struggling, it can be easy to focus on what you aren't doing, what isn't working, or what you wish were different. Strengths-Based Therapy can help you explore a fuller picture of yourself, including the qualities, abilities, relationships, and experiences that can support you through difficult moments.
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You Focus on What You're Doing Wrong
You may notice your mistakes and shortcomings more easily than the things you're doing well. Strengths-Based Therapy can help you develop a more balanced view of yourself.
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You've Lost Sight of Your Strengths
Stress, trauma, or difficult circumstances can make qualities you once relied on feel distant or hard to recognize. You can explore what has helped you navigate challenges before.
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You Don't Give Yourself Much Credit
You may dismiss things you've handled because they don't feel significant enough to count. Strengths-Based Therapy can help you recognize the abilities and resilience you've already demonstrated.
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You Want to Feel More Confident in Yourself
You may know what you want to change but feel uncertain about whether you have what it takes to get there. Together, you can explore strengths and resources that can support your next steps.
What Strengths-Based Therapy Can Feel Like
Strengths-Based Therapy doesn't ask you to ignore what's difficult or pretend that everything is okay. Instead, you and your therapist can explore both the challenges you're facing and the strengths, resources, relationships, and experiences that may help you navigate them.
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You Look Beyond the Problem
You and your therapist can explore the challenges you're experiencing while also considering the parts of your life and identity that exist beyond the problem.
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You Discover What You Already Have
Together, you can identify qualities, skills, values, relationships, and past experiences that may support you as you navigate challenges and work toward meaningful change.
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You Build on What Works
Rather than starting from scratch, you can explore strategies and strengths that have helped you through difficult situations and consider how they might be used again.
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You Define Growth for Yourself
Your goals don't have to be based on someone else's idea of who you should become. Therapy can help you identify what feeling stronger, more capable, or more fulfilled means to you.
Seeing Your Strengths Can Change What Feels Possible
When you're used to focusing on what's difficult, it can be hard to recognize everything you've already carried yourself through. As you begin to see yourself more fully—not only through your struggles, but also through your resilience, values, abilities, and capacity for growth—what once felt out of reach may begin to feel more possible. You may approach challenges with greater confidence, trust yourself more deeply, and recognize that you don't have to start from scratch to move forward.
Your Path Through Healing
There isn't one approach that works for everyone. Therapy can be tailored to your experiences, needs, and goals, drawing from different approaches to support you along the way.
Find a Therapist Who Feels Like a Good Fit
Finding the right therapist can make a meaningful difference in your experience of therapy. Get to know our therapists, learn about their approaches and areas of focus, and find someone who feels like a good fit for you. And if you're not sure where to start, that's okay—we can help you explore what kind of support may be right for you.
FAQs
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Not at all. Your challenges and experiences are important parts of your story. Strengths-Based Therapy simply creates space to look beyond what's difficult and recognize the qualities, resources, relationships, and experiences that may help you navigate those challenges.
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You don't have to come to therapy knowing what your strengths are. You and your therapist can explore your experiences, relationships, values, and the ways you've navigated difficult situations to uncover qualities or resources you may not currently recognize.
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No. Strengths-Based Therapy doesn't ask you to ignore difficult emotions or pretend that everything is okay. Instead, it takes a fuller view of your experience by making room for both what you're struggling with and the strengths that can support you.
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Strengths-Based Therapy doesn't ask you to overcome challenges through willpower or focus only on what's going well. Together, you can explore the strengths, resources, relationships, and experiences you already have and consider how they might support you through what you're facing.
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Yes. Our therapists participate with a variety of insurance plans. Your cost will depend on your individual insurance benefits and the therapist you choose. We also offer self-pay options for clients who are not using insurance.
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Step 1: Connect With Us
Take the first step by contacting us. We're here to answer your questions and help you get started.
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Step 2: We'll Guide You
Together, we'll help you find the therapist who is the best fit for your needs, goals, and preferences.
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Step 3: Begin Healing Together
Meet your therapist, build a trusting relationship, and begin working toward meaningful growth and lasting change.