Are you sore from being boxed into labels that can’t possibly contain all of you?
At Bodh Center for Wellness, we recognize you as
a unique individual embedded within an important community and culture. You deserve care from those who are willing to take the time to understand the nuances that shaped who you are today.
Our approach to providing holistic psychological services integrates several scientific theories, evidence-based practices, and philosophies.
At an elemental level, we ground our work in Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory --
a set of five nested systems that have a bi-directional influence on each other.
Hover your mouse over the model for a brief introduction to these systems. Scroll down for more about how this manifests in therapy with Dr. Jain.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
I am drawn to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as my primary means of supporting clients because it aligns well with my Asian values for self-acceptance and compassion (ahimsa), finding belonging within community, and social justice/equity. If these values resonate with you too, you’ll find me gently encouraging you to identify what is reasonably within your control, detaching yourself from the expectation to be able to control that which is not yours to control (cognitive defusion), and mindfully make decisions that most align with your personal value system.
Sometimes, behavior and relational patterns that are making us feel stuck occur as a result of avoiding unpleasant thoughts and emotions. With ACT, I will encourage you to accept, rather than change, your anxious thoughts and the uncomfortable feelings these thoughts may elicit. I aim to enable you to actualize and commit to your core values, learn strategies to increase your tolerance for discomfort, and choose behavioral actions in pursuit of your values.
Interpersonal Therapy
I pepper in Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) to help you untangle from the interpersonal difficulties that you currently find yourself mired in so that you experience an improvement in your mental health. This type of therapy does not address childhood or developmental issues directly, but rather focuses on the present, and addresses current interpersonal stressors and how they manifest in your day to day life. I see clients come in with at least one of these four major interpersonal problems: grief, role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits. For example, role disputes may include difficulty juggling your role as a student and a romantic partner, a spouse and a parent, or an executive and a leader. In this case, we would closely examine the relationships that are most central to your life to better understand learned behaviors within these relationships and how they influence other relationships. Together, we may even practice new communication and interaction skills, so you are better equipped to achieve your relationship goals.
Relational Therapy
Relational Therapy (also known as relational-cultural therapy) is an integrative therapeutic approach that incorporates cognitive-behavioral therapy and various psychoanalytic techniques to bring light to the relational schema you carry within you. Gaining this insight is critical because these relational schema deeply influence your worldview, your view of yourself, and how you relate to others in your present life. With relational therapy, I aim to foster your growth with respect to your sense of self. We will do this by examining how your behaviors, as exhibited in current relationships, are related to your past experiences. You and I will also develop a strong insight-oriented relationship as a model for you to build healthier relationships moving forward, ones in which you feel most authentically yourself. Ultimately, our goal is for you to learn that you can trust yourself, and others, when creating new relationships.
Oftentimes in psychotherapy, multiple approaches are used to develop a more personalized and effective treatment plan for clients. This is called integrative therapy. There is no perfect therapeutic approach that fits everyone, and because of this, we cannot rely on one single method to treat every client. In integrative therapy, effective clinicians must be able to use various therapeutic techniques to address the needs specific to their clients. At Bodh Center for Wellness, we often combine ACT with family systems work, attachment theory, and mindfulness and relaxation skills to help our clients make quick progress towards their personal growth goals.
What does it mean to integrate therapeutic techniques?
