Counselling and psychotherapy are umbrella terms that cover a range of talking therapies. Counsellors and psychotherapists are trained professionals who will work with you over a period of time to help you develop a better understanding of yourself and of others. Therapists are impartial. They will listen to you without judgement and work with your emotions without becoming emotional themselves. They won’t tell you what to do but will help you find your own solutions – whether for making effective changes or for learning how to cope.
Counselling and psychotherapy are umbrella terms that cover a range of talking therapies. Counsellors and psychotherapists are trained professionals who will work with you over a period of time to help you develop a better understanding of yourself and of others. Therapists are impartial. They will listen to you without judgement and work with your emotions without becoming emotional themselves. They won’t tell you what to do but will help you find your own solutions – whether for making effective changes or for learning how to cope.
TYPES OF THERAPY
Therapists can be trained in many different approaches or ‘modalities’ and have different ways of working with clients. My training consists of the following modalities which can be used together or separately, depending on your needs:
TYPES OF THERAPY
Therapists can be trained in many different approaches or ‘modalities’ and have different ways of working with clients. My training consists of the following modalities which can be used together or separately, depending on your needs:
Person or client-centred therapy is based on the view that everyone has the capacity and desire for personal growth and change, given the right conditions. Rather than being seen as the expert and directing the therapy, the counsellor offers unconditional positive regard, empathy and congruence to help you come to terms with any negative feelings and to change and develop in your own way.
The psychodynamic approach is derived from psychoanalysis but focuses on immediate problems to try to provide a quicker solution. It stresses the importance of the unconscious and past experience in shaping current behaviour. A therapist will aim to build an accepting and trusting relationship, encouraging you to talk about your childhood relationships with your parents and other significant people. It also uses similar techniques to psychotherapy, including free association, interpretation and especially transference, where feelings you experienced in previous significant relationships are projected onto the therapist.
CBT aims to help you change the way you think (cognitive) and what you do (behaviour). Rather than looking at past causes, it focuses on current problems and practical solutions to help you feel better now.
The way we think about situations affects the way we feel and behave. If we view a situation negatively, we may experience negative emotions and feelings which lead us to behave in an unhelpful way. Your therapist will help you identify and challenge any negative thinking so you can deal with situations better and behave in a more positive way
CBT can be helpful for depression, anxiety, stress, phobias, obsessions and managing long term conditions.
Hypnotherapy is a therapeutic technique that uses guided relaxation, focused attention, and deep concentration to achieve a heightened state of awareness, often called a trance. Our aim in therapy is to reduce stress levels and the physical symptoms of anxiety so that clients feel more confident handling stressful or triggering situations. Hypnotherapy is often used to help people manage anxiety issues like phobias and for specific anxieties such as public speaking. For challenges such as generalised anxiety, it is often used alongside other therapies, such as cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) or counselling, for a more comprehensive approach to anxiety management.
Integrative counselling looks at the whole person, taking into account your mental, physical and emotional needs. Your therapist will use techniques and tools from different modalities to tailor an individual approach for you.
An integrative counsellor aims to build a trusting and non-judgmental relationship that helps you develop self-awareness. When you understand the causes of your concerns or triggers for your behaviour, you can confidently set goals and develop new behaviours to improve your satisfaction with life.
What is therapy?
Therapy is time set aside by you and your therapist to talk about the issues that have made you seek therapy. It’s not just a friendly chat like you’d have with friends or family. Your therapist may offer information, but they won’t give their opinions / advice or try to persuade you to a particular point of view. Therapy might include talking about past and present life events, your feelings, emotions, relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour. Your therapist will help you look at your concerns and identify the best course of action for you, which might be helping you to resolve your difficulties or to find ways of coping.
What is therapy?
Therapy is time set aside by you and your therapist to talk about the issues that have made you seek therapy. It’s not just a friendly chat like you’d have with friends or family. Your therapist may offer information, but they won’t give their opinions / advice or try to persuade you to a particular point of view. Therapy might include talking about past and present life events, your feelings, emotions, relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour. Your therapist will help you look at your concerns and identify the best course of action for you, which might be helping you to resolve your difficulties or to find ways of coping.
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