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At KrakenTalk, we want to make sure that you understand our approach to narrative psychotherapy. That’s why we’ve provided key features of our services so that you can be well-informed and evaluate if we’re a good fit for your needs.
We also incorporate Feedback-Informed Treatment (FIT) methodology in our practice because it enhances our effectiveness and helps us achieve the best results for our clients.
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The therapist will work with the client to develop strategies to manage ADHD symptoms, including time management techniques or organizational strategies. The therapist can also address any comorbid conditions that often occur with ADHD, such as anxiety or depression.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other behavioral interventions can be used to help the individual manage symptoms and develop coping strategies.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other behavioral interventions can be used to help the individual manage symptoms and develop coping strategies.
The therapist will create a safe and supportive environment for the individual to explore their trauma and work with emotional and psychological symptoms associated with PTSD and trauma.
Cognitive therapy (CPT), prolonged exposure (PE) / COPE and narrative therapy are used to help the individual process and deal with the traumatic consequences.
The therapist may also incorporate mindfulness techniques, breathing exercises, or other stress reduction strategies to help the individual deal with anxiety or stress associated with their trauma.
Cognitive therapy (CPT), prolonged exposure (PE) / COPE and narrative therapy are used to help the individual process and deal with the traumatic consequences.
The therapist may also incorporate mindfulness techniques, breathing exercises, or other stress reduction strategies to help the individual deal with anxiety or stress associated with their trauma.
The therapist uses a variety of evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing (MI) and psychoeducation to help the individual manage and overcome their addiction.
The therapist can also address any underlying issues that may have contributed to the development of the addiction, such as unprocessed experiences, trauma, etc.
Group therapy or support groups can be offered as a way for the individual to connect with others who are going through similar challenges.
Psychotherapy sessions for ADHD, trauma, PTSD and addiction are tailored to the client’s needs and may include a combination of different approaches and techniques to help the individual manage their symptoms and improve their overall well-being.
The therapist can also address any underlying issues that may have contributed to the development of the addiction, such as unprocessed experiences, trauma, etc.
Group therapy or support groups can be offered as a way for the individual to connect with others who are going through similar challenges.
Psychotherapy sessions for ADHD, trauma, PTSD and addiction are tailored to the client’s needs and may include a combination of different approaches and techniques to help the individual manage their symptoms and improve their overall well-being.
Family therapy is an area of psychotherapy that involves working with families or couples to improve communication, resolve conflicts and promote healthy relationships. The goal of family therapy is to identify and address issues that may affect the overall health and well-being of the family.
The family therapist is trained to help family members understand each other’s perspectives, improve communication, and develop more effective ways of dealing with stress and conflict. Family therapy sessions can include all members of the family or only those directly involved in the problem.
Some common problems that can be treated in family therapy include:
The family therapist is trained to help family members understand each other’s perspectives, improve communication, and develop more effective ways of dealing with stress and conflict. Family therapy sessions can include all members of the family or only those directly involved in the problem.
Some common problems that can be treated in family therapy include:
- Communication difficulties
- Parent-child conflicts
- Marital or relationship problems
- Substance abuse or addiction
Adolescent psychotherapy (ages 10-18) is a type of treatment aimed at helping young people understand and manage emotional and behavioral problems. Young people can experience a number of challenges that can affect their mental health and well-being, such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship conflicts, trauma or substance abuse.
Psychotherapy is an effective way to treat these problems. There are different therapeutic approaches that can be used to treat young people, depending on their specific needs and challenges. Some of the most common therapeutic approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), narrative psychotherapy, and family therapy.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a therapeutic approach that focuses on changing negative thoughts and behavior patterns that may contribute to emotional problems.
In narrative therapy, the positive experiences that contradict the dominant narratives are viewed with curiosity. These experiences help to expand a story or give rise to other stories, which can gain more space in the client’s life and thus open up the possibility of setting a development with increased well-being.
Family therapy aims to involve the family system in therapy sessions to improve communication and relationships between family members.
The length of treatment can vary depending on the specific needs of the young person. In general, psychotherapy for young people can be an effective way to improve their mental health and well-being and help them develop skills to cope with challenges and improve their quality of life.
Psychotherapy is an effective way to treat these problems. There are different therapeutic approaches that can be used to treat young people, depending on their specific needs and challenges. Some of the most common therapeutic approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), narrative psychotherapy, and family therapy.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a therapeutic approach that focuses on changing negative thoughts and behavior patterns that may contribute to emotional problems.
In narrative therapy, the positive experiences that contradict the dominant narratives are viewed with curiosity. These experiences help to expand a story or give rise to other stories, which can gain more space in the client’s life and thus open up the possibility of setting a development with increased well-being.
Family therapy aims to involve the family system in therapy sessions to improve communication and relationships between family members.
The length of treatment can vary depending on the specific needs of the young person. In general, psychotherapy for young people can be an effective way to improve their mental health and well-being and help them develop skills to cope with challenges and improve their quality of life.
In general, KrakenTalk takes a non-diagnostic approach. We aim to empower individuals by helping them understand their experiences and find meaning in them, rather than diagnosing and treating them as patients with medical conditions.
However, it may be important for clients to gain a greater understanding of diagnoses or symptoms that may point in the direction of a diagnosis.
Psychological testing and assessment involves the use of various standardized methods to evaluate a person’s cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and personality functioning. The purpose of non-diagnostic psychological testing is to provide an objective and comprehensive understanding of a person’s strengths, challenges, and potential areas for improvement.
However, it may be important for clients to gain a greater understanding of diagnoses or symptoms that may point in the direction of a diagnosis.
Psychological testing and assessment involves the use of various standardized methods to evaluate a person’s cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and personality functioning. The purpose of non-diagnostic psychological testing is to provide an objective and comprehensive understanding of a person’s strengths, challenges, and potential areas for improvement.
If you are a professional therapist and are looking for advice to improve your skills and progress your career, there are some things to consider:
Identify your specific goals: Before seeking advice, it is important to identify which areas of your practice you want to improve. Would you like to become more confident in your clinical skills, learn how to better market your practice or develop your leadership skills?
Determine the coaching format: Coaching can be done in person or virtually and can be structured as one-on-one sessions or group coaching. Consider which format will work best for you based on your schedule, learning style, and budget.
Set clear expectations: Before you begin coaching, make sure you set clear expectations with your coach. Discuss what you hope to achieve, how often you will meet and what the coaching process will look like. This will help ensure that you and your coach are on the same page and working toward the same goals.
Be open to feedback: Coaching is about growth and development, which means being open to receiving feedback and making changes to improve. Be prepared to take an honest look.
Identify your specific goals: Before seeking advice, it is important to identify which areas of your practice you want to improve. Would you like to become more confident in your clinical skills, learn how to better market your practice or develop your leadership skills?
Determine the coaching format: Coaching can be done in person or virtually and can be structured as one-on-one sessions or group coaching. Consider which format will work best for you based on your schedule, learning style, and budget.
Set clear expectations: Before you begin coaching, make sure you set clear expectations with your coach. Discuss what you hope to achieve, how often you will meet and what the coaching process will look like. This will help ensure that you and your coach are on the same page and working toward the same goals.
Be open to feedback: Coaching is about growth and development, which means being open to receiving feedback and making changes to improve. Be prepared to take an honest look.
Assessment: The first step in implementing FIT is to assess the needs of the organization or therapist(s) and the needs of their clients. This may involve evaluating current treatment protocols, identifying areas for improvement, and determining the goals of FIT implementation.
Training: Once the assessment is completed, training is provided to therapists and staff on how to collect and use feedback from clients. This may involve training in specific tools or techniques for gathering feedback as well as strategies for interpreting and applying feedback to improve treatment outcomes.
Implementation: With the training completed, the FIT system is implemented in the organization or the therapist’s practice. This may involve integrating feedback tools into therapy sessions, building a feedback-promoting culture, and ensuring that feedback is regularly collected and analyzed.
Monitoring and evaluation: Finally, ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the FIT system is necessary to ensure that it is working effectively. This may involve tracking client outcomes, monitoring feedback collection rates, and making adjustments to the FIT system as needed to improve results and meet goals.
In general, FIT consultation and implementation involves collaboration between therapists, staff and clients to continuously improve the quality of care provided. By using client feedback to inform treatment decisions, FIT leads to better outcomes, increased client satisfaction, and a more effective and efficient therapy process.
Training: Once the assessment is completed, training is provided to therapists and staff on how to collect and use feedback from clients. This may involve training in specific tools or techniques for gathering feedback as well as strategies for interpreting and applying feedback to improve treatment outcomes.
Implementation: With the training completed, the FIT system is implemented in the organization or the therapist’s practice. This may involve integrating feedback tools into therapy sessions, building a feedback-promoting culture, and ensuring that feedback is regularly collected and analyzed.
Monitoring and evaluation: Finally, ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the FIT system is necessary to ensure that it is working effectively. This may involve tracking client outcomes, monitoring feedback collection rates, and making adjustments to the FIT system as needed to improve results and meet goals.
In general, FIT consultation and implementation involves collaboration between therapists, staff and clients to continuously improve the quality of care provided. By using client feedback to inform treatment decisions, FIT leads to better outcomes, increased client satisfaction, and a more effective and efficient therapy process.
Therapies
Narrative therapy is a way of helping people with their problems. It helps people to see that they are not their problems, but they have skills to deal with them. It also helps people to find better stories about themselves and their lives. These stories are more positive and true to who they are and what they want. Narrative therapy helps people to question the rules that society tells them to follow. It helps them to see that they can choose their own way of living and being happy.
Feedback-informed treatment (FIT) is an approach to therapy that emphasizes the importance of using ongoing feedback from clients to tailor treatment to their specific needs and goals. FIT consultations involve working with a therapist or team of therapists to develop a system for collecting and using client feedback during the course of treatment.
Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE) is a cognitive behavioral psychotherapy program designed for patients who have PTSD and a co-occurring alcohol or drug use disorder. COPE represents an integration of two evidence-based treatments, Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy for PTSD/Trauma and Relapse Prevention for substance use disorders.
The COPE program consists of 14 individual, 90 minute therapy session and includes several components:
The COPE program consists of 14 individual, 90 minute therapy session and includes several components:
- Information about how PTSD symptoms and substance use interact with one another.
- Information about the most common reactions to trauma.
- Techniques to help the patient manage cravings and thoughts about using alcohol or drugs. Coping skills to help the patient prevent relapse to substances.
- Breathing retraining relaxation exercise.
- “In Vivo” (real life) and imaginal exposures to target the patient’s PTSD symptoms.
Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy was developed by Dr. Edna B Foa, Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania. PE is a theoretically based and highly effective treatment for chronic PTSD and related depression, anxiety, and anger. Casper Aaen is a Danish psychologist who translated Dr. Foa’s works and teaches the method in the Nordics.
Advantages of prolonged exposure
- PE has the largest number of studies supporting its effectiveness and efficacy.
- PE has been shown to be effective within the widest part of its population that has been exposed to traumatic event(s).
- PE has been studied and researched in many independent centers in the USA and around the world.
- PE’s effectiveness has been documented in many studies.
Key elements
- Imaginary exposure to the traumatic event.
- In Vivo Exposure to Avoidance in Everyday Life.
- 12-15 sessions.
- 90 min. duration per session.
- Homework listening to recordings and making exposures in the local environment.
How it is handled?
- The client learns to deal with avoidance in everyday life.
- The client learns strategies to tolerate and habituate for anxious memories, places, objects etc.
- The client learns to deal with flashbacks and re-experiencing.
Karsten Langberg is a Psychotherapist Fadp and addiction specialist in Denmark. Karsten is trained in Multifamily therapy. Since 2011, he has practiced psychotherapy treatment, and provided consultation, counselling and educational services for substance abuse in young people below 25 and associated family remedies. Karsten is listed by the Social Agency of Denmark as a specialist for high profile and critical cases. He has incorporated FIT in his practice since 2012.
How Does it Work?
Our main goal is to help you. We can meet in person or virtually, whichever is more convenient for you. We’re open to discussing your thoughts and exploring what’s possible.
- Schedule your free 30 minute introduction
- We discuss it and create a plan
We offer services that are tailored to your specific circumstance, as we believe every human being has a voice that should be heard.
We’re here to help and support you on your journey towards better mental health.