At Axis, training is designed for clinicians who want to deepen their use of cognitive-behavioral, acceptance-based, and skills-focused interventions. The goal is to strengthen conceptual thinking, clinical precision, and creativity in application—bridging the gap between research and the realities of practice.
Rooted in CBT and informed by DBT, ACT, and related models, our training emphasizes transdiagnostic case formulation: understanding the mechanisms that maintain suffering across disorders rather than focusing only on symptom clusters.
Clinicians learn to identify and intervene at the level of behavioral avoidance, emotional dysregulation, rumination, and cognitive rigidity, applying strategies that promote flexibility and change.
At Axis, training is designed for clinicians who want to deepen their use of cognitive-behavioral, acceptance-based, and skills-focused interventions. The goal is to strengthen conceptual thinking, clinical precision, and creativity in application—bridging the gap between research and the realities of practice.
Rooted in CBT and informed by DBT, ACT, and related models, our training emphasizes transdiagnostic case formulation: understanding the mechanisms that maintain suffering across disorders rather than focusing only on symptom clusters.
I apply strategies that promote flexibility and change.
Dr. Jesse Finkelstein
Integrative Framework
My work also draws from a range of complementary, process-based approaches tailored to each client’s needs. These include the Unified Protocol (UP) for emotion regulation, Rumination-Focused CBT (RF-CBT) for repetitive negative thinking, CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) for sleep disturbance, and Mindfulness- and Compassion-Based Methods to build balance and self-understanding.
In addition to individual therapy, I incorporate principles from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT), and Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) in my work with couples and families, as well as skills-based group interventions informed by ACT, DBT, and CBT. Across all formats, the goal is to use research-supported methods flexibly and collaboratively — aligning treatment with what’s most useful, effective, and sustainable for each person.
