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When it comes to therapy, the choice of approach can have a significant impact on its effectiveness, and this largely depends on the individual's personal history, the nature of their issues, and their personal preferences.

Each therapeutic modality brings something unique to the table, offering different pathways to healing.

Take some time to explore the range of therapeutic strategies and approaches I offer. Consider how each one could support your personal growth or help address specific challenges you're facing, and reflect on which approach might align best with your individual needs and goals.

Practice description

I provide short-term counselling as well as long-term psychotherapy, which involves a more in-depth exploration of clients' lives, including their experiences during childhood and the adversities they have faced 

What can I help with

I have experience in providing counselling for a wide range of issues including

  • -        Stress & anxiety

  • -        Trauma & abuse

  • -        Self-esteem

  • -        Depression

  • -        Bereavement

  • -        Isolation and Loneliness

  • -        Disability and health-related issues

  • -        Work Related   issues

  • -        Relationship difficulties

  • -        Cultural issues

  • -        Menopause

  • -        Identity issues

  • -        Anger Management

“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be.

When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, “Soften the orange a bit on the right-hand corner”

I don’t try to control a sunset.

I watch with awe as it unfolds”

— Carl Rogers

Integrative Therapy

Integrative therapy is a flexible, holistic approach that blends different therapeutic techniques to suit the client’s individual needs. Instead of focusing on one specific method, the therapist pulls from various theories and methods (like cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic, or humanistic approaches). The aim is to provide personalized care by considering the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of a person. It's effective for clients with complex issues, as it allows the therapist to adapt to different situations and personalities.

Core Principles: Flexibility, individuality, eclectic use of therapies. Complex cases, diverse issues, long-term or ongoing therapy

Humanistic Therapy

Person-centred therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, is a humanistic approach that creates a supportive, non-directive environment for clients to explore their feelings and heal. The therapist offers unconditional positive regard, empathy, and congruence, fostering personal growth and self-actualisation. This approach views individuals as inherently good and capable of growth, empowering clients to find their own solutions and reach their full potential.

Core Principles: Focus on self-actualisation, empathy, personal responsibility, authenticity. Those looking for personal growth, self-exploration, or who struggle with self-esteem

Narrative Therapy

Narrative therapy views individuals as the authors of their own stories. It helps clients examine, reshape, and rewrite their life narratives, especially when the current narrative is limiting or harmful. It encourages people to separate themselves from their problems, seeing the problem as something external that can be modified. The goal is to help clients construct more empowering narratives.

Core Principles: Re-authoring life stories, externalizing problems, empowering individuals. Clients dealing with self-identity, trauma, or entrenched negative life narratives

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Psychodynamic therapy focuses on uncovering unconscious processes, early life experiences, and internal conflicts that may be driving current behaviours. It is derived from Freud’s psychoanalytic theories and emphasizes the exploration of past experiences (often in childhood) and how they shape present issues. The therapeutic relationship itself can often serve as a reflection of these dynamics, providing insights for the client.

Core Principles: Exploring unconscious processes, childhood experiences, therapeutic relationship as a tool. Long-standing emotional issues, relationship difficulties, unresolved past trauma

Psychodynamic Therapy

Solution-focused brief therapy is a goal-oriented, short-term approach that focuses on finding solutions to problems rather than delving deeply into their origins. It emphasizes the client’s strengths and resources and encourages them to envision a desired future and the steps needed to achieve it. SFBT typically involves fewer sessions and aims to produce noticeable change quickly.

Core Principles: Future-focused, brief, strength-based, finding solutions rather than exploring problems. Clients looking for quick results, specific problems (e.g., work-related stress, conflict resolution)

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

CBT is a widely used therapy that addresses dysfunctional thoughts and behaviours. It operates on the premise that thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are interconnected, and that changing one aspect (usually maladaptive thinking patterns) can help improve mental health. It is structured, present-focused, and uses specific strategies to help clients identify and challenge negative thought patterns, develop new skills, and change behaviors.

Core Principles: Changing thought patterns to change behaviours and emotions, problem-focused, structured sessions. Anxiety, depression, phobias, OCD, trauma, and a range of mental health issues

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

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