Therapy Modalities

EMDR & Brain Spotting

These modalities utilize eye movement or a fixed gaze to help access and engage memory networks that assist clients in re-experiencing past negative events in a more integrative and adaptive way. While best known for processing trauma, both EMDR and brainspotting are powerful tools for healing old attachment wounds or helping clients reimagine new future ways of being. EMDR and brainspotting are modalities that may not fit every client; the Skyline clinical team assesses appropriateness with each client.

Internal family systems

Internal Family Systems (IFS), developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz, is a trauma-informed therapeutic approach that helps individuals understand and heal the parts of themselves shaped by traumatic experiences. By strengthening self-leadership and internal compassion, IFS supports lasting emotional integration and resilience.

Somatic based therapy

Based on the work of Peter Levine, somatic experiencing is a therapeutic approach that focuses on the body and central nervous system. A consequence of abusing substances is a disconnect from the body and the world around us; thus, a somatic approach helps clients reconnect with their body, which promotes deeper attunement to the moment and to self.

Mindfulness, Meditation & yoga

Individuals navigating early recovery struggle with anxiety about the future and depression around the negative experiences of the past. Creating a healthy relationship with the present moment becomes critical, but one size does not fit all. Skyline Recovery utilizes in-house recovery yoga classes, structured meditation groups, guided imagery, and mindfulness exercises such as mindful eating or walking to meet clients where they are and introduce them to a technique that works for them.

Dialectal Behavioral therapy

Reactive black or white thinking got many of our young clients into a lot of trouble. They could either be the A-student or superstar athletes, or they had to be the worst of the worst and rebel against everything. DBT is a mindfulness-based approach that teaches young adults how to connect to a wiser part of themselves and understand that there are many shades of grey, and more than one thing can be true.

Life Skills Coaching

One of the reasons a young adult relapses on substances, or returns to other self-destructive behaviors, is because they were not adequately prepared for life. Each Skyline Recovery client works directly with a life skills coach to develop the individual skills they need. No cookie-cutter approaches; we meet the client where they are to ensure that when they leave, they are ready to face the world!

cognitive behavioral & narrative therapies

One of the driving forces behind a young person’s addiction is the inner critic that follows them wherever they go. This negative narrator limits their view of self and creates a world of, “What’s the point? I’m not good enough. I might as well get high.” Narrative approaches help clients become aware of the destructive scripts that negatively define them. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps clients see the connection between self-limiting stories and the self-sabotaging behaviors that follow them, while also learning ways to intervene on them.

Wilderness experiential therapy

Bend, Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world. The Skyline team utilizes the land that surrounds them as much as possible. Regular therapeutic work occurs in the wilderness, where nature takes the place of words and healing occurs by doing and being rather than talking and processing. Wilderness therapy is a powerful tool in building cohesion within the community, helping families connect in a deeper way, and helping individuals separate from the distractions of the world and focus on themselves.

Addiction counseling

One of the first things we do at Skyline Recovery is help young people define what recovery means to them. For some, that might mean attending 12-step meetings and sponsorship; for others, it might mean a combination of recovery yoga, a meditation group, and focusing on fitness. Each client of ours is required to find a way of connecting to their sober community that works for them while developing daily routines and a relapse prevention plan that will safeguard them moving forward.

Family Therapy & coaching

Addiction can cause chaos not just in the lives of our clients but also in the lives of their family. It is critical that healing opportunities be provided for the family system with regular coaching, family therapy sessions, and family intensive workshops. While the client may be the one struggling, the entire family is usually part of the problem and needs to be part of the solution!

Parent Coaching

The Parent Coach Professionals Team helps parents who need guidance and support in dealing with a teen, young adult, or post-secondary adult confronting the challenges of increasing independence. Their strength-based coaching model provides structure that allows you to gain the skills and confidence needed to parent more effectively. They work with you to help you see your familial relationships differently and provide the action steps, education, and encouragement that will allow your family to examine current patterns, (re)establish balance, and move forward.