Mindfulness-based Therapy

Mindfulness-based approaches to therapy lead with mindfulness, promoting the practice as an important part of good mental health. Mindfulness is the psychological process of bringing one's attention to the internal and external experiences occurring in the present moment, which can be developed through the practice of meditation and other training. Simply put, mindfulness encourages and teaches us to fully live in the present moment. Through the practice of mindfulness we can learn to be present with our thoughts, emotions, relationships, and problems – and the more present we are, the more workable they become. It’s not about “positive thinking,” – it’s about not taking negative thoughts so seriously. Think this approach might be right for you? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s mindfulness-based therapy experts today.

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Are you feeling stressed, anxious or depressed? Mindfulness therapy can help. I enjoy leading clients in brief guided meditations at the beginning of sessions in order to help them feel grounded for session. I am a certified yoga instructor and have been practicing yoga and meditation for about 20 years. I'd be happy to teach you the skills that I have learned so that you can have some tools under your belt that will help you feel more balanced in your daily life.

— Jennifer Leupp, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Through being mindful of thoughts and feelings you can change your perspective from a negative space to a positive one.

— Michelle Galloway, Clinical Social Worker in , FL
 

Mindfulness practices involve learning how to open our awareness, focus our attention, and allow painful reality that we may be fighting. This leads to a reduction in anxious and depressive symptoms. However, understanding something intellectually is different from successfully implementing it. I can help you by providing individualized intervention and assistance to aid you in developing the ability to practically implement these practices so you can achieve the desired benefits.

— Joe Groninga, Psychologist in St. Paul, MN

Mindfulness-based therapy is an approach that uses both cognitive behavioral therapy methods & mindfulness meditative practices to help increase moment-by-moment awareness of what you’re experiencing, such as paying closer attention to your breathing, sensations in your body, inner-feelings & thoughts, and your reactions to specific situations. This helps you stay more grounded to make thoughtful behavioral choices versus reactive choices that may not align with the person you want to be.

— Nicole Iwule, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Orlando, FL
 

Mindfulness-based therapy was strongly emphasized in my internship at Nystrom & Associates, and I have since built my mindfulness practice with many books and workshops. Mindfulness can teach us not only to value and nurture the quiet spaces between our thoughts, but a peaceful way of stepping back and witnessing turbulent thoughts, feelings, and experiences with compassion, curiosity, and nonjudgmental acceptance.

— Jon Frederick, Mental Health Counselor in Thornton, CO

After years trying to uncover & undo the effects of trauma, I turned to the science of well-being. I quickly learned that like trauma, flourishing need not occur through profound significant events, but through the tiniest equally profound changes in how a body takes in information. I became a positive psychology practitioner & mindfulness & meditation teacher to help you and I rewire for flourishing. I move fluidly between diagnosing trauma & prescribing birth meditations or a dance party.

— Sarah Kendrick, Psychotherapist in Portland, OR
 

Claudia identifies as a Buddhist and a Catholic and completed The New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care - Foundations Program, where she offered spiritual care and counsel for the sick, dying and their families. Her approach is spiritually Informed, Buddhist Informed and makes use of Mindfulness-Based practices.

— Claudia Narvaez-Meza, Psychotherapist in Los Angeles, CA

I am trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention, and other mindfulness-based interventions.

— Lisa Galles, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
 

Mindfulness helps calm the mind and body, allowing space for healing and growth. By focusing on the present moment, you can reduce stress, ease tension, and desensitize your body’s heightened responses. I guide clients to connect with their inner strength through relaxation techniques and mindful awareness, fostering resilience and emotional balance

— Katarina Serrano, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Wallingford, CT

I do believe mindfulness and the breath can be a great gateway for healing to take place. Often times, when we are not in alignment, our thoughts are chaotic, not centered, and this can lead to distress. The body does have some built in mechanisms for healing to take place via breath, and I enjoy helping folks to connect with this. Sometimes, thoughts can only get us so far and it can be really beneficial to go "into" the body (so to speak) to explore what comes up. This can be powerful.

— Collin McWhite, Mental Health Counselor in Asheville, NC
 

I use Mindfulness to increase clients awareness in sessions to help them manage their emotions and thoughts while reducing impulsive behaviors.

— Pallavi Lal, MS, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor in Scottsdale, AZ

You have probably heard that statement about how living in the past causes depression, living in the future causes anxiety, and living in the present can help to bring about a feeling of peace and contentment. Mindfulness-based therapy helps people to learn how to stay present and focused in the moment and to release the past and to let go of what may or may not happen in the future. Mindfulness-based therapy can include learning meditation techniques, learning to cue into what your body is telling your, breath work, movement, learning to ground, and to find ways to focus and be present with your thoughts.

— Gwendolyn Nelson-Terry, Marriage & Family Therapist in Berkeley, CA
 

Mindfulness has become a commonly used term that in some ways has become watered-down due to overly broad use. From my point of view, Mindfulness is our effort to turn our attention & awareness to the present moment in an intentional way. This includes mindfulness of what our thoughts & mind are doing, but we can go further & use mindfulness to work with body, breath, movement & posture. Combining mindfulness of body & mind can create what we call an "embodied" way of being.

— Jodi Alieksaites, Licensed Professional Counselor in Columbia, MO

I am drawn towards therapies that help us develop the ability to be more present in our lives. This often means being more present with our thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, urges & behaviors. As well as more present in our relationships. I find that Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness-Based CBT & Expressive Arts Therapy can help us to practice feeling grounded, present, curious, nonjudgemental & more attuned.

— Lily Krutel, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Portland, OR
 

Mindfulness therapy is a type of talk therapy that focuses on learning how to be more aware of thoughts, feelings, emotions, surroundings, and situations, and to reduce automatic responses.

— Paula Passanisi, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Austin, TX