Therapeutic Approaches

At Austin Relational Counseling, we take pride in our accessible and culturally-sensitive approaches. From Narrative Therapy to Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, we provide a range of therapy modalities to meet your needs. Below are a few of our most popular approaches:​

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Narrative Therapy:

We are constantly writing the story of our lives. As we go through the ups and downs of our life, we tend to get "stuck" on the lows, writing a story for ourselves that is filled with problems and failures. Through narrative therapy, you and your therapist work together to "re-author" the story of your life by focusing on your successes, exploring the times your were able to push back against your "problems," and getting you connected to the values that inspire you. Remember, you are not the "problem;" the problem is the problem.

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Solution-Focused Therapy:

While spending time exploring the past for "why" things have gone wrong may give us some guidance, sometimes the best thing to do is look forward and come up with concrete steps to move forward. You and your therapist would focus on the future by envisioning your short term and long term goals and creating realistic, achievable steps to move you towards your preferred life. The past is explored and processed for the purpose of moving you towards the future.​

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Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy:

In our relationships, we find ourselves in a "dance:" the ebb and flow of the relationship that is exciting and energizing. As times go on, we tend to get stuck in "dances" or find ourselves getting annoyed when our partner starts "stepping on our toes" or "bumping into you." Eventually, this dance can become so frustrating that you say, "I am not sure we can be partners anymore." The goal of EFCT is to find a new "dance" for you and your partner through the use of emotional expression so that you can get back to enjoying the most important relationship in your life. You and your therapist would work together by increasing the emotional expression in your relationship, encouraging open vulnerability between you and your partner, and giving you the skills to take on any challenge that finds itself in front of you.

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Other Approaches:

We also offer CBT, DBT, Cognitive Processing, Prolonged Exposure, Motivational Interviewing, and Gottman therapy. Please reach out if you would like more information about these approaches.