Services

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy creates space to understand patterns, regulate emotions, and build resilience.

What individual therapy can help with

Individual therapy is a place to slow down, understand what has been happening internally, and build a plan for the kind of change you want to experience. Clients often come in feeling overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, stuck in old patterns, or unsure how to move forward.

  • Anxiety, overthinking, panic, stress, and nervous system overwhelm.
  • Depression, low motivation, grief, identity concerns, and life transitions.
  • Trauma responses, ADHD support, autism-informed care, boundaries, and self-trust.

What sessions may look like

Sessions are collaborative and practical. You and your therapist can explore patterns, build emotional regulation skills, clarify values, and create steps that fit your real life rather than a generic worksheet-only plan.

  • Identify what keeps the problem stuck and what helps you feel more grounded.
  • Practice tools you can use between sessions when stress or emotion rises.
  • Build a clearer sense of direction, confidence, and daily stability.

ADHD, task paralysis, and executive dysfunction

ADHD therapy goes beyond organization tips. Many clients come in experiencing task paralysis — the stuck, frozen feeling when you know what needs to happen but cannot make it start. Others are in ADHD burnout, hitting a wall after years of masking, overextending, or forcing systems that do not fit their brain. Therapy focuses on understanding why these patterns happen and building realistic strategies that reduce shame and improve daily functioning.

  • Address task paralysis, ADHD freeze, and executive dysfunction with brain-based strategies.
  • Understand and recover from ADHD burnout — including its cycle, triggers, and treatment path.
  • Build practical tools for focus, daily routines, emotional regulation, and follow-through.

Common individual therapy topics

Anxiety

Anxiety can affect focus, emotional regulation, and daily functioning. Therapy helps individuals develop tools for managing worry and restoring stability.

Trauma

Trauma can shape stress responses, safety perception, and relationship patterns. Therapy helps process experiences safely and restore emotional balance.

Depression

Depression often impacts motivation, energy, and connection. Therapy supports individuals in rebuilding structure, meaning, and engagement.

ADHD

ADHD influences attention, organization, and emotional regulation. Therapy helps build strategies that improve daily functioning.

Autism

Autism shapes communication style, sensory processing, and expectations in relationships. Therapy supports strengths-based understanding and adaptation.

Relationship Anxiety

Relationship anxiety can drive fear of abandonment, reassurance-seeking, and conflict avoidance. Therapy helps individuals understand attachment patterns and build more secure relationships.

Self-Esteem

Low self-esteem affects how people relate to themselves and others. Therapy helps individuals develop a more stable, compassionate sense of self.

Available by state

Many clients come to individual therapy dealing with presentations that sit between discrete diagnoses. We write in depth about several of these on the site: burnout (when rest isn't fixing it), high-functioning depression (when everything looks fine on the outside), postpartum depression (including the presentations that don't look like what people expect), and recovery from narcissistic abuse (for people trying to understand what happened and reclaim their sense of self).

Research on effective treatments for anxiety, depression, and related conditions informs how clinicians at Mountain Family Therapy approach individual care. The National Institute of Mental Health maintains a NIMH overview of evidence-based psychotherapies, as well as an overview of NIMH research on anxiety disorders.

Service FAQ

Questions about individual therapy

Do I need to know exactly what is wrong before starting individual therapy?

No. Many clients start with a general sense that they feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unlike themselves. The first sessions can help clarify what is happening and what kind of support would be most useful.

Is online individual therapy still personal?

Yes. Online therapy can still feel warm, focused, and connected when there is a good therapist fit and a private space for sessions. It also makes care easier to access across busy schedules and licensed states.

Will I get practical tools or just talk?

Both insight and tools matter. Sessions may include reflection, skill-building, pattern recognition, and practical next steps you can try between appointments.

Can therapy help with task paralysis and ADHD freeze?

Yes. Task paralysis and ADHD freeze are common executive dysfunction experiences that therapy can directly address. Sessions focus on understanding what drives the stuck pattern and building practical strategies for getting started, staying on track, and reducing shame when it does not go as planned.

What is ADHD burnout and how is it treated?

ADHD burnout happens when someone has spent too long overextending, masking, or pushing through systems that do not fit their brain. Symptoms often include exhaustion, emotional numbness, difficulty functioning, and withdrawal. Treatment involves slowing down, reducing demand where possible, understanding the burnout cycle, and building more sustainable strategies over time.

Looking for between-session support? Our free ADHD tools and executive function workbook is a free, private starting point — no account or signup required.

Pricing

Intake sessions are $195. Standard sessions are $165.

Individual intake sessions are $195 for the first appointment.

Ongoing individual therapy sessions are $165 per standard session.

Mountain Family Therapy is in-network with many major insurance companies.