Individual therapy begins with a thorough assessment to identify primary issues and develop a targeted treatment plan. Treatment is tailored to the unique challenges, strengths, values, and circumstances of each individual client, and is always based on good science.
Dr. Huang combines practical problem-solving strategies with her extensive developmental background to help clients change maladaptive patterns, as well as understand how those patterns may have come about. As we grow up, we adapt to our circumstances and we do our best to cope with the challenges life throws our way. Sometimes, what is resilient in one context becomes problematic in another. For example, a person going through a difficult experience may find that shutting down emotionally enables them to carry on with daily life and feel less pain. Once out of that difficult experience, however, the practice of being shut down might interfere with that person’s ability to experience joy and connection to others. Therapy can help individuals develop tools for changing problematic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and develop understanding that can help prevent those patterns from reemerging in the future.
Dr. Huang’s practice focuses on assessing and treating adults and adolescents with a variety of psychological difficulties, including but not limited to:
- Generalized anxiety (worry)
- Social anxiety
- Depression
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Bipolar disorder
- Personality disorders
- Phobias (intense fears)
- Panic attacks
- Prolonged or complicated grief
- Substance abuse and addictions
Dr. Huang also specializes in helping individuals who are struggling with challenges such as:
- Infertility or pregnancy loss
- Relationship difficulties
- Life transitions – job changes, retirement, etc.
- Self-harming behaviors
Evidence-based approaches to treatment:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
- Prolonged Exposure for PTSD
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Exposure and Response Prevention