Prolonged Exposure Therapy in Belgrade, MT

My ideal client seeks self-exploration & understanding, facing issues like anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties. They need a supportive space for personal growth, aiming to gain insight, develop coping strategies, improve communication, & foster healthy relationships. They aspire to enhance mental well-being, achieve a better life quality, & unlock their full potential.

I truly enjoy working with individuals to develop into the person they desire to be and to develop a life worth experiencing and living. I work with individuals to develop goals that feel attainable and are specialized to each individual's needs. I have worked with veterans suffering from PTSD and other's that have experienced significant traumas for many years and have a passion for helping these individuals work through their traumas and move into living a healthy and happy life.

As a therapist, I believe that therapy can be an extremely useful vehicle of change. Change can be obtained in a variety of ways depending on the needs & personality of each client. I emphasize listening, unconditional positive regard and respect, while providing a safe and caring environment. I focus on the individual strengths of each client, and his/her ability to manage their choices. My goal is to guide each client toward positive personal growth by providing him/her with support through therapy, coaching, education & resource sharing. These skills learned will not only be helpful between sessions, but throughout life.

Emily Krushefski is one of just two DBT-Linehan Certified Clinicians in Arizona and also one of two serving Montana. She is dedicated to providing the highest quality treatment in a comfortable, relaxing environment. Attention and care is given to understanding and accommodating specific client needs with a focus on therapy that works. Emily is trained in multiple evidenced-based treatments. This substantial training history, combined with years of experience provides clients with a polished, professional therapeutic process involving patience, support and encouragement.

I believe in people's ability to heal and grow after difficult experiences. However, it can be hard to know where to start, who to trust, or what might be helpful. Maybe you experience depression or anxiety, suffer from the consequences of trauma and chronic pain, or would like to repair and strengthen your romantic relationship. Regardless of your life’s journey and obstacles, treatment can help! As a psychologist with a holistic and integrative approach, I utilize evidence-based treatments (the gold standard), while also incorporating other helpful tools depending on your unique concerns.

Life is full of uncertainties. Many of them can unexpectedly destabilize us, causing stress, despair, anxiety, and even depression. Such circumstances could prevent a mentally, physically, and emotionally healthy life, where hope for change is not visible. If you feel identified with this, I want to tell you that you are not alone. Seeking help is the first step in finding a way out and seeing the light among adverse/unexpected circumstances. Therapy helps you explore the causes, thoughts, emotions, and patterns that block and prevent you from moving forward. Together we can find the way out.

My passion is teaching specific tools to help people heal from the distress of current, past, or multi-generational trauma and any related addictions. I can provide an atmosphere of safety and compassion to assist in expressing, understanding and healing the pain and shame of trauma and addictions; thereby transforming the legacy of pain into a legacy of healing. As a proponent of social justice and anti-racism, I also promote understanding of how we are shaped by community and community is shaped by us through the intersectionality of race, gender, class, and sexuality.

Do you find yourself struggling to move past traumatic experiences? Are you stuck in behavioral patterns or using coping skills that are no longer effective, or even worse, harmful? Do you know what you'd like to change but have no idea how to actually do so? Therapy can and should teach new coping skills, help to heal old wounds (including trauma and PTSD), improve your struggles with mood and problematic habits and help you build a life that feels fulfilling and healthy to you! You can learn strategies and skills that help alleviate your current suffering and create inner peace while improving your overall mental health.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in severe mental illness, particularly trauma. I earned my doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and my undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis. I bring a directive style, based on evidence-based therapies, to my clinical work and believe that a strong commitment to personal responsibility and accountability is essential for treatment success.

I believe that people are the experts in their own lives; I meet clients where they are and am honored to assist them to be able to figure out what they want most in their life and how to meet their mental health goals. I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy through Behavioral Tech and incorporate CBT and person-centered into my sessions. My expertise is working with adults with depression, anxiety, brain injury, developmental and intellectual disabilities, along with persistent mental health disorders, including borderline personality disorder and bi-polar disorder.

I provide comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder treatment for teenagers, adults, and families. My approach combines supportive therapeutic techniques with structured interventions, ensuring that you experience tangible progress and valuable insights. I am licensed to treat individuals in both Montana and Washington state.

I believe that therapy should be a healing process to help address a wide variety of issues in our lives. The client-therapist relationship is a key component to successful growth and healing. I strive to offer an eclectic approach to therapy to meet each client’s specific needs. I work with my clients and meet them where they are in life, helping them develop a plan of action to address their individual needs. I will work with everyone to find their strengths, help them grow, and achieve their life goals. My goal is to offer each client access to mental and emotional healing so he or she can live a happy and healthy life.

My belief is the work of therapy is often to learn how to be present with discomfort and cultivate a new path forward in the direction of the life one wants that is full, rich, and meaningful. I aim to help clients identify and cope with internal obstacles that keep them from having the kind of life they want. If you are interested in exploring the process of making necessary changes to live a more fulfilling life that is centered on your personal values and strengths then this will likely be a good fit.