Therapies & Modalities

Four Winds provides trauma-informed care, teaches dialectical behavior therapy principles, and applied behavioral analysis techniques to support patients and teach them the therapeutic skills they will most likely benefit from.

Trauma-informed care (TIC) recognizes that traumatic experiences are widespread and can profoundly impact a person’s physical, emotional, and behavioral health. The goal is to provide a safe, supportive environment that promotes healing and avoids re-traumatization. Trauma-specific therapies directly target the way your brain and body store traumatic memories and focus on “stuck points”—distorted beliefs like “it was my fault” or “the world is 100% dangerous.” TIC helps you challenge these thoughts to reduce their power.

DBT is a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy that helps patients reduce self-destructive behaviors and learn how to regulate their emotions. It is a structured form of talk therapy designed specifically for people who experience emotions very intensely. Originally developed to treat borderline personality disorder and chronic suicidality, it is now used for various conditions involving emotional dysregulation.

Patients who exhibit emotional dysregulation or self-destructive behaviors, with concurrent diagnoses such as: depression, anxiety disorders, borderline personality disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, self-injurious behaviors, bipolar disorder, and even psychosis can benefit from this type of therapy treatment.

The “dialectical” part of the name refers to the balance between two seemingly opposite ideas: acceptance of who you are and your current situation, and the need for change to build a better life.