Office hours are by appointment only.

There is access to the front door by a few stairs in the front or by ramp to the right side of the building. We do use essential oils in the waiting room and offices.

Please let us know if you have allergies or sensory issues when scheduling your intake appointment.

No, we only provide individual therapy to adults ages 18 and older.

The therapeutic relationship can be a tremendous asset, providing support and a safe place to process thoughts and feelings. Benefits from therapy vary from person to person. Benefits frequently experienced are increased self-awareness, enhanced insight, repaired self-esteem, learning and implementing coping and problem-solving skills, emotion regulation, improved communication, and improved relationships with others and yourself.

Confidentiality is one of the most important components of the therapeutic relationship. You can trust that what you share in sessions stays with us. If it would be helpful to you or to our work to share or obtain information from someone (physician, attorney, family member), a signed release of information must be obtained. There are some limits to confidentiality you should be aware of. State law and professional ethics require that I maintain confidentiality with the following exceptions:

1) when there is suspected abuse or neglect of children or elders,

2) or if the therapist has reason to suspect the client is in serious risk of harming him/herself or has threatened to harm another person.

Integrative therapy is an individualized, holistic approach to therapy that combines ideas and techniques from different therapeutic schools of thought depending on the unique needs of a given client. As such, it is sometimes seen more as a movement within the practice of psychotherapy than a form of therapy in and of itself. In practice, by merging elements of different psychological theories or modifying standard treatments, integrative therapists can often offer a more flexible and inclusive approach to treatment than those who practice singular forms of psychotherapy.

Integrative therapy is sometimes called holistic therapy because it aspires to consider an individual's mental, physical, and emotional health in a unified way. Ideally, the therapist and client will work together to understand the sources of the latter's anxiety, unhappiness, physical discomfort, or unhealthy behavior patterns.

People who seek to have a voice in the direction of their therapy and who view the therapeutic relationship as a partnership may be especially receptive to an integrative approach.

What to Expect

An integrative therapist aims to match evidence-based treatments with each client's particular concern or concerns. So, the first step is to discover and understand the individual's personality traits, preferences, needs, spiritual beliefs, openness, and motivation level. These factors, along with the client's health and age, will help the therapist use their professional judgment to decide on a treatment approach with the highest likelihood of success.

A strong therapeutic alliance is core to the success of integrative therapy. Integrative therapy sessions tend to be more inclusive of the client than those of many traditional forms of talk therapy, in which the client may play a less active role in deciding the form or course of treatment. Once therapy is underway, different approaches may be used at different stages, or a single, integrated form of therapy may be used throughout.

How It Works

There are more than 400 types of psychotherapy, differentiated by their approach, the clients they best serve, and how long and how often the therapist and client will meet. Research shows that even as these approaches vary, many or all can result in similar and similarly successful outcomes. But because a single approach to therapy does not always deliver the best benefit to the client, therapists who may have been trained in one particular model will often use tools, language, techniques, or exercises borrowed from other therapies to come up with a distinct, and hopefully effective, form of treatment suitable for a particular client. An integrative therapist will regularly evaluate a client's progress with whatever modality is currently being tried and be ready to pivot to a different approach when it becomes clear that they are not benefiting, or no longer benefiting, from it. Typically, though, such shifts are discussed by the client and provider before being put into action.

An integrative therapist may introduce strategies and techniques from cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, art or music therapy, psychodynamic therapy, humanistic therapy, psychodrama, meditation, breathwork, yoga, family systems therapy, gestalt therapy, or trauma-informed therapy. How they go about it is likely to differ from practice to practice: A provider may initially follow one primary approach but introduce elements of other techniques as the therapeutic relationship progresses or when predetermined targets or goals have been met. For example, on realizing that a client struggles with social anxiety, a therapist who takes a humanistic approach to a client's long-term goals and concerns may share techniques from CBT that specifically target the individual's situational anxiety.

Yes, Teletherapy sessions are convenient virtual appointments from a device (PC, tablet, laptop, or smartphone) at home. All you need is an internet connection or data plan. Please click here for helpful teletherapy tips.

The client portal is where you will review all new client information, sign intake forms, view upcoming appointment times, access teletherapy appointments, and make payments.

Client Portal Link: www.therapyportal.com/p/hollyt/

Below are examples of models that may be used integratively in your treatment.

Your therapist will adapt your treatment to your individual needs.

• Internal Family Systems (IFS)

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

• Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Expressive Arts Therapy

• Walk & Talk Therapy

• Person-Centered Therapy

• Brainspotting

• As well as other models

After scheduling your first appointment, you will receive an email with a link to the client portal. You may then create a unique log-in to review client information and forms. Please submit all insurance information and new client forms via the portal 48 hours before your appointment time. You may receive a phone call from our medical biller, Kay, regarding billing and insurance coverage. She can be reached at (304) 974-1717 or by emailing at klyndon@thomasintegrativetherapy.com if you have questions. If you are scheduling a teletherapy appointment, you will simply log on to the client portal again at your appointment time. You will receive a reminder text 24 hours before your appointment unless you opt out of these messages when scheduling your intake.

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If you have a mental health emergency, please call 988, go to your nearest emergency room.

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