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Treatment Navigator

The Wellness Collaborative’s Treatment Navigator is an interactive tool that helps identify the Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) recommended based on diagnosis. Not sure what diagnosis applies in a given case? Try the Diagnostic Tool.

You can use the Treatment Navigator by browsing by diagnosis or by treatment modality.

The Treatment Navigator connects diagnoses with the evidence-based practice(s) that treat them. Click any item below to expand its recommendations.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI) — for engagement and ambivalence

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Behavioral Activation (BA)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI) — for activation and adherence

Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Behavioral Activation (BA)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD — Adult)

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Prolonged Exposure (PE)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) — for comorbid emotion dysregulation

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Child/Adolescent)

  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
  • DBT for Adolescents (DBT-A) — for emotion regulation
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI) — for engagement with caregivers

Complex PTSD

  • DBT
  • CPT
  • EMDR
  • Schema Therapy

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Schema Therapy
  • Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — adjunctive

Bipolar II Disorder

  • DBT — emotion regulation focus
  • CBT for Bipolar Disorder
  • Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT)

Social Anxiety Disorder

  • CBT (with exposure)
  • ACT
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI) — for readiness work

Panic Disorder

  • CBT — exposure and interoceptive training
  • MI — to enhance engagement

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • CBT — ERP variant
  • ACT — adjunctive for experiential avoidance

Avoidant Personality Disorder

  • Schema Therapy
  • DBT
  • CBT — social exposure

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

  • Schema Therapy
  • Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)

Antisocial Personality Disorder

  • DBT-Forensic adaptations
  • Schema Therapy

Adjustment Disorder

  • CBT
  • ACT
  • MI — values alignment and engagement

Acute Stress Disorder

  • CBT (brief)
  • CPT — early intervention
  • PE — adapted early
  • TF-CBT — for youth

Illness Anxiety Disorder

  • CBT — exposure to uncertainty
  • ACT
  • MI — for adherence and health behavior change

Anorexia Nervosa

  • Family-Based Therapy (FBT)
  • CBT-E (Enhanced CBT for Eating Disorders)
  • DBT — emotion regulation adjunct

Bulimia Nervosa

  • CBT-E
  • DBT
  • ACT — for self-compassion and values work

Substance Use Disorders (Alcohol, Opioid, Cannabis, etc.)

  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • CBT — relapse prevention
  • DBT-S — substance-focused adaptation
  • ACT

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder
  • Panic Disorder
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (ERP)
  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Acute Stress Disorder
  • Substance Use Disorders (Relapse Prevention)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Complex PTSD
  • Bipolar II Disorder
  • PTSD — emotion dysregulation focus
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Binge-Eating Disorder
  • Substance Use Disorders (DBT-S)
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder — forensic adaptation
  • Adolescents with self-harm or suicidal ideation

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder
  • PTSD
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Burnout / Perfectionism
  • Eating Disorders — body image component

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

  • PTSD (Adult)
  • Complex PTSD
  • Acute Stress Disorder — early adaptation

Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)

  • PTSD (Child and Adolescent)
  • Acute Stress Disorder (Child)
  • Complex Trauma (youth)

Prolonged Exposure (PE)

  • PTSD (Adult)
  • Acute Stress Disorder — early exposure
  • Phobias and Panic — shared exposure principles

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • PTSD (Adult)
  • Complex PTSD
  • Acute Stress Disorder

Schema Therapy

  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Complex PTSD
  • Chronic Depression — schema-focused

Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)

  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder — relational instability

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT)

  • Bipolar II Disorder
  • Cyclothymia
  • Recurrent Depression

Family-Based Therapy (FBT)

  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Adolescent Eating Disorders — with family involvement

CBT-E (Enhanced CBT for Eating Disorders)

  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Binge-Eating Disorder

Behavioral Activation (BA)

  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder
  • Adjustment Disorder

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Adolescents reluctant to engage in treatment

Substance Use Disorders

Generalized Anxiety Disorder — ambivalence around exposure

Depression — low motivation

PTSD — engagement

Adjustment Disorder

Illness Anxiety Disorder

Eating Disorders