Our Specialties & Services
We Work With Individuals, Couples, Families, & Groups
Individual Therapy
One-on-one individual talk therapy is most often what people envision when they think about counselling. Talking to a Counsellor can help you make sense of your experiences, change negative thought patterns or problem behaviours, and expand your understanding of yourself and others.
Couples Therapy
Some couples seek therapy to repair a damaged relationship. Others seek therapy as a preventative measure to protect and grow what they have created. Others may pursue pre-marital therapy in order to prepare for their future together. There is no wrong time to invest in your happiness together.
Group Therapy
There is something powerful, helpful, and maybe comforting about being in a room with people who share in the same struggle, the same fight, as yourself. It is proof that you aren’t alone, you aren’t the only one.
Young Adult & Children's Therapy
It is not easy moving into adulthood. With so much going on, it’s okay to be feeling overwhelmed, lost, unmotivated, alone, misunderstood, and angry. Talking to a Counsellor can help make sense of these feelings and help find a way forward.
Our Expertise
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Our thoughts and behaviours interact with one another and CBT can help to show that by changing the way we look at a situation, we can change how we behave and feel and better equip ourselves to cope with it. Rather than focusing on the past, CBT concentrates on the present. It encourages a person to recognise how their thoughts can affect their emotions and behaviour. This type of therapy helps someone to understand their negative feelings and how best to change them.
We will work with you to understand your negative thoughts and how they influence you and look at how best we can shift these feelings into more positive ones.
CBT is particularly helpful with issues such as:
- Depression and anxiety
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Addiction
- Eating Disorders
- Phobias
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Stress
Humanistic Therapy
This approach helps the individuals to find their strengths and overcome challenges. Put simply, it encourages a person to be their best by believing in themselves. It helps them develop confidence and empowerment and the courage to set and accomplish goals. By believing in yourself you can reach your full potential and lead a more fulfilling life.
We will aim to work together in a safe space where you can explore yourself and your self-awareness to help you realise your self-worth.
Humanistic Therapy can help with:
- Trauma
- Relationship problems
- Stress
- Coping with illness
- Anxiety
- Low self-esteem
Psychodynamic Counselling
This type of therapy looks more into a person’s past, working on the idea that their perceptions are developed throughout childhood. It helps the individual to recognise their true feelings, which can often be buried deep in their unconscious mind, and bring them to the surface in order to process and understand them. Following a trauma, many people adopt a defence mechanism in order to keep their experience hidden away at the back of their mind and choose denial over facing the issues that took place. This can be more harmful to a person’s behaviours and therapy looks to improve on this.
We will endeavour to help you better understand yourself by actively listening and making observations around your childhood and the present day. Following an initial session, you will predominantly lead the discussion, enabling you to tell us as much or as little as you feel comfortable with.
This method of Counselling is particularly advantageous in:
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Personality Disorders
- Sexual issues
- Forming Relationships
What to expect in Counselling Sessions
Signing up for Counselling can be a daunting and overwhelming prospect and understandably, you may feel nervous or anxious and be worried about what to expect. These are natural concerns and by briefly describing the process, we hope we can alleviate your fears and put your mind at rest.
At the first session, following an introduction and assurance of confidentiality policy, we will aim to spend time getting to know you and understand the reasons you have sought Counselling. It is an opportunity for you to also get to know us and see if we are the right fit for you and can provide you with what you are looking for.
We will discuss what you hope to achieve from therapy and you will have the chance to ask us any questions or tell us of any concerns you might have.
We will then assess your needs and consider the best way forward and the most suitable form of therapy to draw on. We can talk about how often you wish to attend meetings, how many we feel you may need and how long the sessions will be.
After the initial consultation, the sessions that follow will be guided by you. It will be your space to talk freely and share as much information as you feel comfortable with. You will never be pushed to discuss subjects that make you feel upset or distressed.
During sessions, we will work with you to develop goals and support you on your journey. We will encourage you to express your feelings in order to help you process them.
Over time, you will hopefully become more comfortable in opening up and feel that a trusting relationship has been formed.
Once we start to feel that your goals have been achieved or your issues are starting to be resolved, we will talk about endings and when we feel will be the right time to cease sessions. This will be a mutual agreement and as your welfare is our priority, we will not end the sessions if you do not feel you are ready to. We want you to feel that your needs have been met and you are emotionally strong enough to be more independent.
You may feel over time that you require therapy again and that is always possible. If further support is needed, please do always feel that you can get back in touch with us.