Therapeutic Approaches:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
Encourages you to explore and recognise your own thoughts and behaviours and learn how to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour to gain an improvement in your health and wellbeing. (6-12 sessions)
Person-centred Therapy.
Working at your own pace, provides a safe, non-judgemental and nurturing environment to reflect on those issues you bring to therapy (6-12 sessions.)
Solution Focused Therapy.
Invites you to focus very specifically on area they want to change. (Up to 6 sessions)
Schema Therapy.
Engages you in exploring how circumstances you have encountered previously and as a child has an effect on how you respond to issues in the here and now. Identify areas for change, and design with you ways of achieving change. (Longer term 6 sessions+)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
Often used in supporting individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or other complex situations. Identify your unhelpful behaviours and ways of thinking; improve your tolerance of distressing emotions and learn how to achieve changes in your life (Longer term 10 sessions+)
Most common presenting issues:
Low mood/Depression
Stress/Anxiety
Anger management
Low self-esteem
Relationship issues
Substance misuse/addictions
Work related issues
Obssessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Issues from childhood (inc. abuse)
Panic and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Self -harm
Borderline Personality Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Existential issues
Caring for family members