 "Understanding
yourself and the problems you are facing can be
like an onion. There are different layers and
depths of thoughts and emotions that you need to be
aware of in order to manage yourself well."
"There are
many different modalities of counselling and
pyschotherapy. Choosing the right one for your issue
will be an important factor in how successful your
treatment will be."
"Choose
a counsellor or psychotherapist based on their
education, experience in dealing with an issue and
whether they belong to an association with ethical
guidelines."
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What
is Counselling and Psychotherapy?
Counselling and psychotherapy
are professional activities that utilize an
interpersonal relationship between counsellor and client to enable
the client to develop
understanding about themselves and make changes in their lives.
Read more about the
difference between
counselling and psychotherapy.
What
types of Counselling and Psychotherapy do we offer?
Counselling
Counselling is a process that focuses on enhancing the
psychological well-being of people so they are able to
reach their full potential. In this manner a counsellor
supports personal growth, development, and
self-understanding in people which helps them adapt more
constructive life practices often in specific problem
areas. These areas can include relationships, grief
and loss, stress and emotional distress, health and
wellbeing and work issues.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a collaborative and long
term approach based on self knowledge and insight.
It's used to help the client understand that
unconscious internal dynamics like emotion, thinking and behaviour are often at play when internal and
interpersonal conflict and distress arises. The
therapist helps the client to become aware of these
unconscious patterns, explore and understand how they
effect their wellbeing and how to manage them
effectively.
Somatic or Body Oriented Psychotherapy
Somatic or body oriented psychotherapy is grounded in
the belief that thought, emotion and bodily experience
are understood as inter-functioning aspects of the
persons whole being or bodymind. This approach
facilitates the exploration and expression of the
person, to develop self awareness, self regulation and a
sense of vitality and aliveness. This work deepens a
sense of connection to oneself and to others thus
facilitating deeper relationships with self and other
and helping to manage emotional, mental and physical
wellbeing.
Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive
Therapy is a collaborative, goal centred and time
limited approach to dealing with problems such as
depression, anxiety, social phobia's, panic attacks and
anxiety. It is a therapeutic and educative process
that helps people understand how their dysfunctional
thoughts and beliefs about themselves and the world
affect their emotional and mental wellbeing.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Interpersonal psychotherapy is a
time limited and goal centred approach that focuses on
developing interpersonal relationships as a way of
bringing about change. By improving relationships,
changing expectations of them or increasing social
support networks people can alleviate the symptoms of
issues relating to grief, role and life transitions and
interpersonal disputes.
Schema Therapy
Schema therapy combines a
variety of approaches including Cognitive therapy and
psychoanalytic therapy that helps people to find
constructive ways to meet their emotional needs based on
the principle that we develop early life experiences and
beliefs or worldviews (schema's) that prevent us from
having our emotional needs met.
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Solution focused therapy is a
short term brief methodology that encourages people to
alter their patterns and behaviour around difficult
situations so they become unstuck and build their own
resources to find a solution. The methodology
focuses on what is working or has worked in the past
rather than the problem and is future focused rather
than dwelling on the past.
Coaching
Coaching is a solution focused and
results orientated process where the coach facilitates
and supports the client to enhance their life
experience and personal growth through working towards their
desired goals and objectives. Coaching is a short
term activity that relies on the client setting
goals and implementing an action plan to achieve them.
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