“When you have exhausted all possibilities,
remember this - you haven’t!”
— Thomas Edison

We offer support for a variety of challenges including relationship issues, anxiety and depression, life transitions, trauma, eating disorders, couples and family therapy and specialized services for children and teens. Our clinicians are trained in a wide variety of modalities and interventions.

 

“MPA’s commitment to the ongoing growth and development of its clinicians
means that our clients benefit from the latest research and training in psychotherapy.”
— Shana E.B.

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

Whatever the struggle, we have options for many different types of therapies and interventions. Our clinicians treat mood and thought disorders, OCD, eating disorders, PTSD and trauma, all types of life transitions, grief and loss, personality disorders and substance use disorders. We are experienced with:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

  • Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (RO-DBT)

  • EMDR

  • Brainspotting

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy

  • Exposure Therapy

  • Psychodynamic Therapy

  • Experiential Therapy

  • Mindfulness

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Attachment Based Therapy

  • Interpersonal Therapy

  • Motivational Interviewing

​EATING DISORDERS TREATMENT AND AFTERCARE SERVICES

Personal and customized care for clients working to maintain long-term recovery from eating disorder symptoms.   With an emphasis on balance and wellness, clients are supported with individual therapies designed to minimize relapse and reinforce skills gained from in-patient, residential and intensive outpatient treatments.

MPA therapists bring a combined total of over 75 years of cumulative experience and incorporate expressive and experiential therapies into after-care programming.

Clients are encouraged to collaborate in planning for aftercare treatment by creating unique support strategies at MPA and utilizing community resources.  

Eating disorder aftercare services are available for all ages.

 

couples and family therapy

Through solution-focused and experiential interventions we are able to help couples and families improve communication, understand dysfunctional patterns of interaction, identify roles and clarify values. Our clinicians are able to offer:

  • Pre-Marital Counseling

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy

  • Prepare - Enrich Assessment and Counseling

  • Discernment Counseling

  • Creating a "toolbox" of relationship skills

  • Navigating divorce decisions

  • Family Sculpting and other experiential interventions for families

  • Parent Coaching and Education

  • Co-parenting Support

  • Internal Family Systems

children and teens

Specialized Services for ages 6 - 17 years for treatment of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and more, including:

  • Art Therapy

  • Family Based Treatment for Eating Disorders

  • Play Therapy

  • Integration of Family Therapy

group therapy

Please see our Groups page for a menu of group therapy options.

“We work with integrative approaches
to nurture your innate resilience, compassion and capacity for change.”
— Helen S.
“We are intentional about cultivating a therapeutic community.
We don’t practice on islands but have shared resources
that provide a more comprehensive approach for clients.”
— Palmer Mc. and Joel B.