Therapies we offer

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This is probably the most famous psychological model. It is based on the idea that our difficulties come from the sense we make of things that happen rather than the events themselves. It is an active therapy based on changing the way that we think and behave, so that we interact with these events differently. This is often done by testing our assumptions and using evidence to change unhelpful ways of thinking.

It is especially helpful for people experiencing anxiety, depression, psychosis, or trauma.

This is based less on making problems smaller, and more on building up the good in our lives so that the problems seem smaller in comparison. It is based on identifying our individual values and helping us to live more closely to them. It also bases on accepting the difficulties in life and continuing without allowing them to interfere with us.

It is helpful for a wide variety of difficulties since it focuses on making the best of life despite whatever hardships we face

This is based on helping us to become more kind and compassionate to ourselves and others.  It uses a mix of relaxation and imagination exercises. It is underpinned by ideas of how evolution as well our own personal experiences lead us to develop unhelpful ways of coping with life.

It is especially helpful for helping people to overcome shame, guilt, and low self-esteem that come from early traumas or difficult childhoods.

Counselling is less directive than the other models listed above and is much more based around us having a conversation. Sessions will be much more led by you and my main inputs will be asking questions and reflecting on the things that you say. This generally is a much slower therapy and can be quite open ended.

It is especially helpful for helping to make sense of early experiences or to make sense of emotional difficulties, anger, or low self-worth.

This model thinks about the family as a unit as opposed to perceiving specific people to be the problem. It looks at bringing the family a shared sense of ownership for how the family communicates and solves problems. During therapy, the therapist will work with the family on various aspects including communication, problem solving, information sharing about individuals difficulties to gain a shared understanding (not always appropriate) and bringing the family together. We work though difficulties in a safe, compassionate and contained space. 

Couples’ counselling, relationship counselling, or marriage counselling involve helping people in relationships to come together. Unlike Behavioural Family Therapy which tends to work on a manualised approach, couples’ counselling is kept as individual as your relationship. We will help you to better understand one another’s perspectives and to overcome relationship difficulties. Sometimes this mean how you resolve conflicts, sometimes how you communicate. In rare instances where it is best for everyone involved for the relationship to end, we can help facilitate this so that it is done amicably and fairly. 

We will often observe how you interact, collaborate, or argue. We may ask you to consider how the other person might be feeling, and to guess at what they may be thinking. There will also be a lot of homework and work in between sessions. This will usually involve going away and having meetings together outside of sessions or completing a task together.