DBT, CBT, EMDR, equine, milieu, neurofeedback, family systems — eighty articles on the modalities programs say they use, what each is for, and where the evidence holds up.
"Our program uses an integrated, evidence-based approach combining DBT, CBT, EMDR, and experiential therapy in a milieu setting." If you've read more than three program websites, you've read sentences like that.
Most families don't know what those words mean. Most programs don't explain. The modalities cluster fixes that, modality by modality. Each article covers what the treatment is, who it helps, what the research base looks like, and how to tell whether a program actually does it well.
Modalities cluster into broad families. Some teens benefit from several at once.
CBT, DBT, ACT, exposure therapy, behavioral activation.
Browse →EMDR, TF-CBT, somatic experiencing, IFS, prolonged exposure.
Browse →Family-based treatment, Maudsley, structural family therapy, attachment-based work.
Browse →Equine, art, music, adventure, animal-assisted, drama therapy.
Browse →Psychiatric medication, TMS, ketamine, neurofeedback, medical management.
Browse →Milieu therapy, level systems, group therapy, peer mentorship.
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