Sometimes individuals need more intensive therapy treatment. Our therapists are able to offer more frequent treatment appointments to meet those needs.
What Is Intensive Therapy?
Individuals might experience symptoms of psychological illness that are quite severe in nature. This could mean that the symptoms of mental illness interfere with one’s ability to work, socialize and do their daily activities. When symptoms are very severe, an individual might have difficulty taking care of oneself. They might have to leave their place of work or not be able to attend school.
Intensive therapy treatment can be helpful in these situations. Although weekly therapy sessions can be very helpful, they might not be enough. Imagine having a migraine and taking half a Tylenol. Would that be the right dosage of medication for the severity of your headache? It likely would not be. In the same way, intensive therapy treatment is different from weekly therapy sessions. The “dosage” of therapy increased when engaging with intensive therapy services. In addition, the way in which therapy is offered might be different too.
What is intensive therapy? There is no “one way” to conduct intensive therapy. It is more about how you receive the treatment rather than the specific intervention being delivered. Intensive therapy could involve meeting with your therapist more than once a week or for a longer period of time during each session. It could also mean attending group treatment while receiving individual sessions at the same time. In all these situations, an intensive therapy program can combine different therapeutic components to try and best help the significant impact of your mental health issue. This is a type of treatment that can be tailored to your needs.
What Intensive Therapy Services are Offered by Forward Thinking?
We are pleased to offer a range of intensive therapy services. We offer intensive therapy treatment for depression and intensive therapy for anxiety and OCD. We will design a package of intensive therapy services that specifically address your needs and can be titrated up or down in terms of intensity as you progress throughout your treatment. This will ensure that every individual receives the right dose of treatment to meet their needs and help them progress at a pace that works for them.
If you are interested in intensive therapy for anxiety and OCD, your treatment could involve a variety of options, including: two therapy sessions per week, focusing on more intense CBT or ERP work; one weekly therapy session and a phone check-in session; or occasional in-home visits to provide an in-depth coached exposure session in addition to your virtual sessions.
We might also meet with you in your community to do exposures in environments that are very triggering. You might also work with associates of different disciplines to enhance your treatment package, in which each associate brings their own unique lens to your treatment plan. This can aid in your recovery in a very unique way, depending on the clinical issues that you are experiencing.
If you are interested in intensive therapy for depression, your treatment could also involve different options. You might want to meet more frequently with your therapist to enhance motivation and plan out values-based activities to increase mood. Similar to intensive therapy for anxiety, you might also engage in one weekly therapy session and phone check-in or a community session. The latter could involve going for walks together and being more active during therapy as a means to enhance mood and receive therapeutic support.
We have some associates who are able to travel throughout the GTA. Travel costs will be discussed with you beforehand as well as costs for any potential prolonged in-home visits or community exposure work. Matching you up with a therapist in a nearby geographical location can be helpful in terms of occasional in-person sessions during intensive therapy for anxiety or intensive therapy for depression. These sessions often supplement the virtual work that we offer.
Overall, intensive therapy is about being flexible to meet your needs and goals. For example, we have associates who will provide sessions outdoors to provide in-person connections, while other sessions continue to be virtual in nature. This might be due to the severity of symptoms experienced. It might also be discussed as a way of enhancing engagement in therapy.
How Do I Access Intensive Therapy Services at Forward Thinking?
Does FTPS offer intensive therapy near me? We offer intensive therapy services throughout Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Any occasional in-person sessions would only take place in Ontario. You can contact us to learn more. We believe that the nature of therapy should be as flexible as possible to help you in the way that best suits your challenges. We feel this allows you to better progress on the road to recovery. We always want therapy to be personalized and tailored to your needs. . Ask us more at your intake call!