Therapy Services

  • Individual Therapy

    The Empowerment Collective offers a transformative approach to individual therapy that stands out for its deep commitment to personal empowerment and growth. By engaging clients in a supportive and compassionate environment, we encourage individuals to explore their own strengths and vulnerabilities. The benefits of such a tailored therapeutic approach include improved self-awareness, enhanced coping strategies, and increased resilience in facing life's challenges. Our focus is on harnessing each individual's unique potential allows for a genuinely personalized healing process. Through unique and tailored sessions, clients not only work through their immediate concerns but also develop skills that foster long-term emotional well-being and empowerment, paving the way for a more fulfilling life.

  • Couples Therapy

    The Empowerment Collective offers relationship therapy that focuses on fostering stronger, healthier, and more resilient partnerships. By participating in their sessions, couples are encouraged to develop deeper understanding and empathy towards each other, creating a foundation for lasting emotional connections. We emphasize effective communication skills, conflict resolution strategies, and mutual respect, which are all essential for nurturing a safe and supportive relationship. The benefits of this approach include improved intimacy, better problem-solving capabilities, and a renewed sense of partnership solidarity. Ultimately, The Empowerment Collective empowers couples to transform challenges into opportunities for growth, helping them build a more fulfilling and lasting relationship.

  • Sex Therapy

    The Empowerment Collective offers sex therapy that enables individuals and couples to explore and address issues related to sexual function, intimacy, desire, and identity, in a safe and supportive environment. By focusing on open communication, education, and emotional connection, the therapy promotes a healthier sexual self-image and strengthens interpersonal relationships. Participants benefit from personalized strategies that help them overcome barriers to fulfilling sexual experiences and enhance overall sexual well-being. Our approach not only alleviates sexual difficulties but also empowers clients to embrace their sexuality with confidence and joy, leading to improved life satisfaction and personal growth.

  • Workshops & Groups

    At The Empowerment Collective, workshops and group therapy sessions are designed to foster a community of support, shared learning, and mutual growth. These group settings enable participants to explore various aspects of their lives in a collaborative environment, benefiting from both the guidance of skilled therapists and the experiences of peers facing similar challenges. Such workshops often focus on specific themes, such as stress management, building resilience, or enhancing communication skills, providing participants with practical tools and insights that can be directly applied to their daily lives. The collective energy and diversity of perspectives in these groups empower individuals to gain new understandings of themselves and others, significantly boosting their confidence and capability to enact positive changes. This approach not only promotes personal growth but also nurtures a sense of belonging and support that can be profoundly transformative.

  • Speaking Engagements

    The Empowerment Collective’s speaking engagements offer a dynamic platform for spreading knowledge and inspiring change within communities and organizations. These presentations are crafted by experienced therapists who share insights on mental health, well-being, and personal growth, tailored to meet the needs of diverse audiences. Participants benefit from learning about the latest therapeutic techniques, self-help strategies, and ways to foster healthier relationships, all aimed at enhancing individual and collective well-being. These engagements not only empower attendees with valuable information but also stimulate open discussions that encourage empathy, reduce stigma, and promote a more inclusive understanding of mental health issues. By reaching out to wider audiences through these speaking events, The Empowerment Collective effectively broadens its impact, helping to cultivate a more aware and resilient society.

photo of a person in bed. photo representing sex. Photo representing Esther Perel quote.

“Sex isn't something you do, sex is a place you go, a space you enter inside yourself or with another.”

— Esther Perel

Our Modalities

Sessions are tailored to you, utilizing a more holistic approach. We draw from many of the following modalities in our work. We want our clients to always be informed at The Collective, so we’ve included some basic explanations of terminology you will regularly see about treatment modalities. This information is to empower you to make informed choices when selecting a professional to work with.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: identifying and changing negative thought patterns that affect emotions and behavior.

Narrative Therapy: you are the author of your own life; we help you re-author, reframe, and reinterpret.

Psychodynamic Therapy: explores unconscious conflicts rooted in childhood or earlier developmental stages and the impact one's current relationships and experiences.

Client-centered Therapy: focuses on the individual’s capacity to make rational choices and develop to their maximum potential.

Polyvagal Theory: cultivates a deeper understanding of how the autonomic nervous system governs the body's response to stress and perceived safety.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The goal of ACT is to help individuals develop psychological flexibility—the ability to stay in contact with the present moment, regardless of unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations, while choosing behaviors that are aligned with their values.

Emotionally Focused Therapy: (EFT)-emotions can be harnessed as agents of change and you will discover the underlying causes of some of your conflicts and why they keep resurfacing.

The Gottman Method: uses a research-based approach to help couples deepen their understanding of one another and manage conflict effectively. It includes specific tools and exercises designed to improve the levels of respect, affection, and closeness within the relationship.

Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT): aims to promote acceptance of the partner and has been shown effective particularly for couples with chronic relationship conflict. It helps partners change the way they perceive the relationship and each other.

Sensate Focus: involves a series of touching exercises that couples perform together to enhance physical intimacy and reduce anxiety related to sexual performance.

Psychosexual Education:
educating individuals or couples about the sexual response cycle and demystify sexuality.

Systemic Sex Therapy: the focus is on the interactions between partners and how systemic dynamics in the relationship can affect sexual relationships. Improving communication skills is the largest goal.

Mindfulness-Based Sex Therapy: integrates mindfulness practices to help individuals become more present during sexual activity, enhancing sexual satisfaction by reducing distractions and increasing awareness of sensations.

Integrative Sex Therapy: combines elements from different therapeutic modalities tailored to the individual's or couple's needs, considering not just psychological factors but also biological and social factors impacting sexual health.