Individual therapy is a private, supportive process designed to help you better understand yourself. You’ll identify what’s getting in the way and develop tools for moving forward.
We use proven, research-backed approaches such as:
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT): Addresses negative thinking patterns and builds healthier habits.
- Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT): Offers tools to regulate emotions, communicate clearly, and stay grounded.
- Mindfulness-based techniques: Encourages present-moment awareness and stress reduction.
You and your therapist will decide together what approach fits best.
How therapy can support your recovery
Therapy creates a foundation for healing and growth. Every session is unique, designed to challenge and engage our clients. Sessions can provide:
- Support for anxiety: Learn how to calm racing thoughts and reduce avoidance.
- Help for depression: Build strategies to improve your mood and motivation.
- A path to process trauma: Work through painful experiences in a safe, steady environment.
- Improved relationships: Strengthen boundaries, communication, and trust with others.
- Greater self-worth: Explore and challenge self-limiting beliefs.
Therapy is a core part of both our mental health services and substance abuse therapy at Promises DFW.
Benefits of working with a therapist
Individual therapy goes beyond surface-level conversations. With consistent support, you will:
- Understand patterns: Notice how thoughts and behaviors influence your daily life.
- Build coping skills: Develop tools to handle difficult emotions and triggers.
- Set meaningful goals: Work toward changes that reflect your values and priorities.
- Improve connection: Strengthen your relationships at home, work, or in recovery.
- Increase confidence: Learn to face challenges with a clearer sense of direction.
Whether you’re seeking addiction counseling in Dallas or want support for your mental health, we’re here to help.
Begin your therapy journey in a safe, supportive space
We offer therapy in a setting that’s peaceful, private, and centered on your well-being. Our licensed professionals offer guidance at your pace—never rushed, always respectful.
What to Expect in Individual Therapy
Your first sessions focus on getting to know you: what brought you to treatment, what you want to change and what has or has not helped before. From there, you and your therapist set goals together and choose the approaches that fit. You can move at a pace that feels manageable.
Many clients practice new skills between sessions, such as noticing an unhelpful thought pattern, using a coping strategy during a craving or trying a grounding exercise when anxiety rises. Your therapist helps you review what worked and adjust the plan as you go.
Individual Therapy Across Our Levels of Care
Individual therapy is part of treatment at Promises DFW, and your care can continue as you step down to a less intensive level of care:
- Residential treatment: One-on-one sessions are part of residential addiction treatment and residential mental health treatment at our Lewisville campus.
- Partial hospitalization program (PHP): Our in-person program in Lewisville offers structured care while you practice new skills in daily life.
- Virtual intensive outpatient program: Online care for adults anywhere in Texas, several days a week.
Individual sessions work alongside group therapy, family therapy and psychiatric care. If you are living with both a substance use disorder and a mental health condition, your care is coordinated through dual diagnosis treatment. Before you leave, your team helps you build an aftercare plan that can include ongoing outpatient therapy close to home.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is individual therapy confidential?
Yes. What you share in therapy is kept private, with limited exceptions required by law, such as when someone’s safety is at immediate risk. Your therapist can explain these limits at your first session.
Do I need an addiction diagnosis to get individual therapy?
No. Promises DFW admits adults for primary substance use treatment, primary mental health treatment or both, and individual therapy is part of care in each case.
Is individual therapy covered by insurance?
Coverage depends on your plan, medical necessity and prior authorization. Our admissions team offers free, confidential insurance verification before you commit.
Start Individual Therapy at Promises DFW
Call (469) 546-9303 any time to talk with our admissions team, verify your insurance or contact us online. If you are in crisis, call or text 988, and call 911 in an emergency.