Therapeutic Approaches at Gradients Counseling
Therapy looks different for everyone. My approach combines evidence-based structure with the openness of a real human relationship. I draw from several modalities to support curiosity, self-awareness, and sustainable change - always guided by your goals and your pace.
Each of the methods below helps clients explore their thoughts, emotions, and values in a different way, allowing us the flexibility to combine approaches that fit you best.
Therapy that Grows With You
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you build psychological flexibility — the ability to stay present and connected to your values, even when life feels painful or uncertain.
Rather than trying to control your thoughts, ACT helps you change how you relate to them through acceptance, mindfulness, and committed action.
This approach supports clients in reducing avoidance, increasing self-compassion, and living more intentionally.
You can learn more about ACT here.
ACT
Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) is a goal-oriented, strengths-based approach that highlights what’s already working and how to build from it.
By exploring your resources, identifying exceptions to challenges, and envisioning future outcomes, you learn that small, consistent steps can lead to meaningful change.
SFT is practical, empowering, and rooted in the belief that you already have the tools you need — therapy simply helps you uncover them.
You can learn more about SFT here.
SFT
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based trauma therapy originally developed for survivors of sexual trauma and now widely used for PTSD and other forms of trauma.
It’s a structured, time-limited treatment that helps you identify and challenge painful beliefs connected to your experiences.
Through education, reflection, and cognitive restructuring, CPT helps reduce the hold trauma has on your life — allowing you to reconnect with yourself and others with greater understanding and freedom.
You can learn more about CPT here.
CPT
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, conversational approach that strengthens your motivation for change.
You set the direction — my role is to help clarify your values, explore ambivalence, and highlight the gap between where you are and where you want to be.
MI helps you maintain autonomy while building confidence in your ability to make changes that feel authentic and sustainable.
You can learn more about MI here.
MI
What to Expect in Therapy
Our work together is collaborative and tailored to your needs.
In the 15-minute consult, we’ll briefly talk about what you’re looking for, logistics, scheduling, payment, and a brief Q&A.
After you get scheduled, we’ll spend the first few sessions getting to know one another while talking about your goals, patterns, and what feels most important right now. I’ll help you identify what’s working, what feels stuck, and how to create space for change.
Sessions are typically 50 minutes, held either in-person in Dallas or virtually anywhere in Texas. We’ll decide on a frequency that fits your life — often weekly or biweekly to build consistency and momentum.
You can expect therapy to feel both structured and relational — a space where humor, honesty, and reflection can coexist with deep emotional work.