During your initial consult, your behavioural therapist will begin compiling a treatment plan for your unique concerns and goals. This may include using one, or multiple, types of behavioral therapy. The four distinct types of behavioral management therapy are: 1) Cognitive behavioral therapy. This type of therapy targets maladaptive patterns of action and thoughts. Treatment focuses on how your thoughts and beliefs influence your behaviors, actions, and moods, and what can be done to help build healthier and more sustainable responses and coping strategies. 2) Cognitive behavioral play therapy. This type of treatment is primarily geared toward children. By watching a child play and interact in a specifically designed environment, a behavioral therapist is able to gain more insight into the child’s emotional patterns, emotional responses, and their ability to cope with certain situations and/or challenges. 3) Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). ACT is rooted in relational frame theory, which primarily focuses on the client’s mental processes in combination with human language. This type of therapy teaches mindfulness techniques, behavior change methods, and acceptance strategies, with the overarching goal of helping patients to increase their psychological flexibility. 4) Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). DBT was originally created to help those with borderline personality disorder (BPD) to understand and manage their symptoms. However, it is now used to treat a variety of mental health conditions by utilizing strategies such as core mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance.