Glossary
Therapy glossary
Definitions, sources, and clinician-reviewed context for the therapy modalities and concepts you will see across the Heal Your Roots Wellness directory.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a 'third-wave' behavioral therapy that helps people accept difficult thoughts and feeli…
Behavioral ActivationBehavioral Activation (BA) is a brief, structured therapy for depression in which clients schedule rewarding activities to break t…
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, time-limited talk therapy that helps people identify and change unhelpful thou…
Complicated Grief (Prolonged Grief Disorder)Prolonged Grief Disorder is a clinical condition in which intense yearning, identity disruption, and avoidance persist beyond a ye…
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive treatment that combines individual therapy, skills group, phone coaching, an…
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a short-term couples therapy grounded in attachment theory. EFT helps partners identify the n…
Executive FunctionExecutive function is the set of mental skills — working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control — that we use to plan, focus,…
Exposure TherapyExposure therapy is a CBT-based intervention in which the client gradually approaches feared situations, memories, or sensations u…
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)EMDR is an eight-phase trauma therapy that uses bilateral stimulation — eye movements, taps, or alternating tones — while the clie…
Internal Family Systems (IFS)Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a non-pathologizing therapy model that views the psyche as composed of distinct 'parts' (such as …
Minority StressMinority stress is the chronic, additional stress experienced by members of stigmatized groups due to discrimination, expectation …
Psychodynamic TherapyPsychodynamic therapy is an in-depth talk therapy that focuses on how unconscious patterns, early relationships, and the therapeut…
Somatic Experiencing (SE)Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body-based trauma therapy that helps the nervous system complete the survival responses (fight, fli…
Window of ToleranceThe window of tolerance is the zone of nervous system arousal in which a person can think clearly, feel emotion, and stay connecte…