PSYCHOTHERAPY

Psychotherapy (therapy, talk therapy, counseling) is a general term for treating various problems/disorders by talking with a licensed clinician. The key to helping change behaviors or overcome problems rests in the personal collaboration between clinician and client(s).

During psychotherapy you learn about your condition, symptoms, your moods, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. There are many approaches and therapeutic focuses to treatment. Each clinician will tailor treatment to your specific needs, via a basic assessment process.

You and your therapist will assess and evaluate your condition and needs, then create a treatment plan, including goals for your work together.  We offer the following treatment methods (modalities):

• Individual Therapy
• Dyadic/ Couples Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy

A wide range of types of therapy exist in the world. At Elite Cognition we have therapists who specialize and/or utilize components of the following:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
• Art Therapy 
• Attachment Based Therapy
• Coaching
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
• Culturally Sensitive Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Eclectic Mix
• Experiential and Exposure Therapy
• Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
• Humanistic Therapy
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
• Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT)
• Mindfulness-Based  Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
• Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• Music Therapy
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
• Person-Centered Therapy
• Play Therapy
• Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
• Reality Therapy
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
• Somatic Therapy
• Structural Family Therapy (SFT)
• Trauma-Focused Cognition Behavior Therapy (TFCBT)

PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES

Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services are skill building in nature and designed to help those with mental health struggles, diagnoses, or disabilities increase their functioning so that they can be successful and satisfied in their day to day environments (home, community, work, school, etc).

NOTE- PRS is NOT mentoring services. It is therapeutic work WITH the client and considered a medical appointment, in the same manner direct psychotherapy sessions are.

We offer the following Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services at Elite Cognition:

Employment Related Skills

• This service is for those looking to manage symptom related issues in finding, securing, keeping a job, and/or work-related crises.

Individual and/or Family Psychoeducation

• This service is all about learning. PE services provide education, information, and resources about your specific mental health condition, diagnoses, or symptoms directly to you or to immediate family/natural supports in your life. To include: ongoing guidance about managing/coping with mental health and or substance abuse issues, social and/or emotional support for dealing with mental health (or AOA), medications, purpose behind skills.
• PE may be provided individually or in groups
• For minors, services may also be provided to parents/ guardians for the direct benefit of the client, to include anticipatory guidance (Anticipatory Guidance is a proactive, developmentally based counseling technique to minimize situational crises related to DSM-5 diagnosis. Provided to assist parents/guardians in understanding expected growth and development of children, as well as how their child’s mental health status may influence timelines. Specifically, information about benefits of healthy lifestyle and practices that promote injury/disease/and other prevention.)

Individual Skill Development & Enhancement

• This service is all about skill building. Possible concentration areas are: communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving, decision making, self-regulation, conflict resolution, training/management in daily living skills (personal care, household tasks, finances, transportation, shopping, parenting, etc.), or accessing & connecting to community resources and services.
• For minors, services may also focus on improving integration into or interaction with (family, school, community, social networks, friends, etc). As well as, assisting natural supports/caregivers in gaining skills to assist the minor.
• May be provided by: Modeling, Scaffolded release of responsibility, Monitoring, Shadowing, Supervision, Assistance, Cuing, etc.

Non-Prescriber Medication Management

• This service supports clients in learning to take their medications as prescribed; may also include skills such as reminders, use of pill boxes etc. Increases understanding on benefits of the specific medications the client is taking, symptoms being treated, as well as side effects. Provider may observe for clients’ symptoms or tolerability of side effects.

Physical Health Monitoring

• This service focuses on how the mental health (or substance use) of the client impacts his/her ability to manage their physical heath. Clients are educated on the mind-body connection (somatic awareness). Activities related to monitoring, management, assistance, training, and identification of physical health symptoms may be explored. Monitoring physical health medications & treatments, developing healthy management skills, or nutritional eating habits may also be included.

Wellness Management

• This service includes empowering clients to manage their mental health (substance use) issues, helping them develop goals, teaching them to make informed treatment decisions. May include: attending physician’s appointments, behavioral tailoring, relapse prevention, resilience training, treatment strategies, social support building, increasing engagement in treatment and developing positive coping strategies.

ADVOCACY

Support for clients and families regarding diagnosis education, explanation or other with families and/or other supports and agencies. May also include support in working with school systems to understand a minor’s mental health needs, creating behavioral response plans, interventions and/or support to align current IEP goals with appropriate responses/goals based on the student’s mental health diagnoses.

Training/ Professional Development

Currently we offer the following trainings as externally contacted services:

• Managing Threatening Confrontations (MTC). Help caregivers understand, prevent, and respond to challenging behavior. Created by Paul White, MTC identifies 5 stages of behavior and provides a matching support strategy for each stage. Adheres to WI lest restrictive measures guidelines as put out by WI DSPS.

• STRONG TEAMING– Exploring and Creating Staff Core Values, Mission and Vision

Consultation Services determined with client based on need

GROUPS

Our Groups typically run in 8, 10 or 12 week cycles, once weekly for between 1-2 hours, depending on the program.  All Group parameters are clearly outlines on the flyer we put out and referral/sign up process is easy.

In general, Elite Cognition offers the following groups, when possible:

• Building Self-Esteem and Confidence in Teens

• Building Self-Esteem and Confidence in Adults

• Creativity Takes Courage (Art and music therapy group)

• Seeking Safety for Adults (For those with a history of Trauma, PTSD and/or Addiction. Building healthy safe coping and problem-solving skills)

See our flyers here!