Mood & Emotional Regulation

Mood and emotional regulation work is offered across our clinical team, with treatment matched to your specific presentation and goals.

Dr. Pat Mullen brings deep experience with ACT and mindfulness-based approaches. Dr. Lindsey Salerno offers structured CBT-based work. Dr. Rachel Allen integrates health psychology and mind-body approaches to mood work, particularly where illness, sleep, or hormonal factors are part of the picture.

What this work looks like

Depending on the specific pattern, treatment may focus on:

• Depression and persistent low mood
• Emotional reactivity, irritability, and difficulty modulating intense emotion
• Numbness, disconnection, or a persistent sense of going through the motions
• Mood shifts tied to hormonal, medical, or life-stage transitions
• The overlap between mood, sleep, substance use, and chronic stress
• Building the practical skills of noticing, naming, and shifting emotional states

Treatment draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based interventions, and behavioral activation.

Why it works

Moods and emotions are not fixed. They respond to attention, structure, sleep, movement, connection, and the way we relate to our own internal experience. Structured therapy gives you the framework and the skills to change your relationship with your own emotional life, and to build a life that supports the mood you actually want to be living in.