Individual psychotherapy is conducted during treatment a minimum of once weekly.
These private sessions with a therapist provide an opportunity for the resident to examine their methods of handling feelings and problems in their lives, to try out new ways of behaving and coping in their relationships with others, and to deepen their understanding of their own selves as persons.
When a resident experiences difficulty or conflicts during the course of their day, the individual therapist will often be available to meet with the resident to process the events and help in problem solving.
Over the course of residential treatment, individual therapy fosters the ability in the resident to resolve their problems with greater independence and less direction and guidance from the therapist.