We strive to focus on having a genuine and interested relationship or “alliance” with each person. Each individual can expect to be treated with respect, understanding, and empathy. Your therapist will seek to work with you to develop a clear treatment plan within the first few visits. You can expect to work on understanding the relationship between your thoughts, emotions, and interpersonal approaches. Our objective is to help you develop and enhance the skills needed to cope more effectively with your concerns and begin to have a more fulfilling and hopeful approach to life. All of our therapists see individuals and we use a variety of empirically supported therapeutic approaches  (CBT, ACT, DBT, EFT, etc.).

Child therapy is a form of treatment where the therapist works closely with a child and caregiver(s) to improve the mental, emotional, and social health of the child. Children and parents can expect to receive warm and transparent treatment. Each of our providers strive to teach, model, and strengthen healthy parent-child interactions.

We have play therapy services in both Orem and Spanish Fork. Jason McBride, Julia Bernards, Stephen Andersen, Andrew Jessee, and Rachel Arnold are our providers who have specific training and interest in working with children and adolescents.

We offer couples therapy for any stage of the relationship–relational distress, divorce contemplation, sexual issues, life transitions, infidelity, mental health issues, communication concerns, financial disagreements and parenting struggles. In couples therapy we work to understand and improve problematic interactions and relationship patterns in an empathetic and balanced way. Our goal is to help couples better understand themselves, their partners and their relationship, and help couples move forward in the ways they want to with confidence. 

Couples therapy has been shown to improve outcomes in individual mental health, relationship satisfaction, and increase empathy and partners’ abilities to support each others.  

Therapists at Alliance who are trained in and have a special interest in working with couples include Julia Bernards, Stephen Anderson, Alexyss Lange and Andrew Jessee.

Family therapy can strengthen relationships and promote individual well-being in the family context. Common reasons to seek family therapy include improving troubled or conflictual relationships, adjusting to transitions, addressing behavioral issues, improving connection and support, addressing abuse, mental health, special needs in the family, or dealing with stress related to illness, death, grief, separation/divorce, etc.

Family therapy can be very useful in promoting healing in individuals with mental illnesses, as healing is much more likely to occur when all relevant members of a patient’s family context are included in treatment. Through a combination of individual and joint sessions, depending on need, family therapy helps to create a safe environment at home for strong relationships to develop and mental health to flourish.

Julia Bernards, Stephen Anderson, and Andrew Jessee are specifically trained in systemic family therapy methods.

Group is a form of therapy where individuals can experience a safe place to connect, relate, learn, and change in an interpersonal environment. Group can be particularly helpful when mental health concerns interfere with relationships.

GROUPS WE CURRENTLY OFFER:

“STRESS LESS” GROUP

Run by Angela Kurle & Elena Camp

February 2- April 27, 2023 / Thursday mornings, 8-9 am weekly / Spanish Fork office: 958 North 200 East

This is a 12-week anxiety support group for adults (ages 18+) that nurtures self-awareness and compassion, playfulness, resiliency, and healing.

In this group, you will receive support and strength in a safe and confidential setting, which includes the following:

• Identify triggers
• Learn grounding skills
• Practice mindfulness
• Discover and develop effective coping strategies

LGBTQ+ INTERPERSONAL PROCESS GROUP

Run by Alexyss Lange & Jeremy Bekker

February – May 2023 / Tuesday afternoons, 4:30-6:00pm weekly / Orem office: 363 East 1200 South

This interpersonal process group is for all members of the LGBTQ+ community. The group seeks to increase psychological wellbeing for LGBTQ+ folk through an increased sense of community, gender and sexual exploration, processing feelings of external and internalized homophobia, navigating possible community/social conflict, and exploring multiple identities.

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) Group

Run by Rachel Arnold

February – May 2023 / Tuesday evenings, 5:00pm-6:30pm weekly / Spanish Fork office: 958 North 200 East

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) groups use a model of therapy designed to help with a broad range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, difficulties with self-worth, and perfectionism. This group is a combination of structured teaching, experiential exercises (practicing in session together), and discussing your experiences as a group.

The ideal candidate for this group is someone who is open to experiential exercises, good at listening, and someone who really wants to work on self-defeating critical thoughts. This group has been particularly helpful for clients dealing with a number of issues including depression, anxiety, and perfectionistic ways of living.

More Groups Coming Soon!

If you are interested in joining a group, please call our office at (801) 224-2313 to inquire about availability.

Diagnostic clarification (14 and up): We use a number of psychological tests to help clarify the nature and severity of psychological disorders including anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, etc. It also helps with the diagnosis of specific personality patterns and disorders including borderline personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, etc.

ADHD Assessments (6 and up): We evaluate symptoms of ADHD through self-report, parent or observer report, as well as through an objective computer administered test of attention and impulse control.

Learning Disorder Assessments (16 and up): We use a test of intelligence as well as a test of academic achievement to establish a diagnosis for a learning disorder. We specifically test and diagnose for reading, writing, and math learning disorders. These test results are often used to support IEP and 504 plans as well as for accommodations in college classes or for admission tests.

Brief Psychological Evaluations for a Specific Purpose (18 and up): Spinal Cord Stimulator Evaluations, Psychological Evaluations for Aviation Students, and Pre-Adoption Evaluations.