{"id":2256,"date":"2025-08-05T20:31:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T23:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diverserootstherapy.com\/index.php\/approach\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:03:23","slug":"approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diverserootstherapy.com\/index.php\/approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We are currently offering four types of therapy!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Individual<\/b><\/span><\/p>

Focus on your own needs and growth with a therapist in a one-on-one setting.<\/span><\/p>

Couples\/Polycules<\/b><\/p>

Bring your partner(s) to therapy! Focus on your attachment styles and improve communication to foster growth and connectedness. We offer 50 minute or 80 minute sessions – talk to your therapist if you would like to have longer or shorter sessions.<\/span><\/p>

Family<\/b><\/span><\/p>

Family dynamics can be hard to navigate, especially when queer identity is thrown into the mix. Come get support in communicating with your parents, caregivers, children, family members, chosen family, etc.<\/span><\/p>

Groups<\/b><\/p>

We are currently running two therapy groups:<\/span><\/p>

1. T4T: Trans and Non-Binary Support Group (for adults) with Margo and Al<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>

T4T stands for \u2018Trans for Trans\u2019 and represents a community-driven support space created by trans individuals, for trans individuals. It\u2019s an empowering, intentional, and affirming environment where trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people can come together to share experiences, offer support and foster connection.<\/p>

T4T meets biweekly, in person and online – please contact us for more detailed info.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2. Trans & Non-Binary Teens Group with Margo and Al<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>

A fun, intentional, and affirming environment where trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse teens can come together to share experiences, offer support, and foster connection.<\/p>

T4T meets biweekly, in person and online – please contact us for more detailed info.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Please reach out to us if you are interested in getting more information on or joining any of our groups! If you have ideas for other groups\/topics that could be helpful to you or the community, please also let us know that as well; we’re always looking to tailor our services to the people we’re serving.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We all have integrative counselling approaches at Diverse Roots but we mainly use the following four approaches as well as mindfulness techniques. Our students and therapists working at the practice each have their own individual approaches, which aids all of us in learning from each other.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Psychodynamic<\/b><\/span><\/p>

The psychodynamic model is one in which problems are seen as existing within the context of the self and relationships that have been influential from birth until the present moment and the underlying patterns that these relationships and issues live in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Queer-Affirmative<\/b><\/span><\/p>

This model focuses on having individuals of any sexual orientation or gender identity work toward self-acceptance and deeper understanding in an entirely non-judgmental environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Trauma-Informed<\/b><\/span><\/p>

Trauma, whether acute or chronic, may have impacted your life and functioning. We can help you determine which existing and new resources you have or could have, find ways to process the trauma itself and cope with the potentially lasting effects.<\/span><\/p>

Person-Centered Therapy<\/b><\/span><\/p>

This approach focuses on the client as the expert of their own life and values the client’s autonomy and strength first and foremost, with the therapist playing a supportive role to help clients achieve their goals and work towards healing in a humanistic, non-directive way.<\/span><\/p>

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What all of this means in a more practical, less clinical sense, is that we look at the individual as a whole but also interpersonally and systemically. <\/span>We can look at the patterns that you feel are no longer working for you, try to find their root causes and then work to replace them with more adaptive ways of functioning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We work mainly with adults but also work with children and adolescents. Many of our therapists also see couples\/people for relationship counselling (including polycules or those with diverse relationship structures).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We all regularly attend conferences and workshops to continue our professional development\/education and to better serve our clients with an empirically-based, up-to-date and integrative approach to therapy.<\/span><\/p>

Here is a non-exhaustive list of some issues that we can help you with:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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