Person or client-centred therapy is based on the view that people possess the capacity for self-knowledge and self-healing, and that given the right conditions the have the desire and capacity for personal change, development, and growth. [Carl Rogers, 1957]. The client steers each therapy session at a pace they are comfortable with. The role of the therapist is to actively listen with empathy, congruence and without judgement.   This type of therapy on its own can take a long before the client experiences the results they want.

The psychodynamic approach focuses on immediate problems, stresses the importance of the subconscious mind and past experience in shaping the client’s current feelings and behaviour. The approach helps clients gain a better understanding of the way they think and feel, their unconscious motivations, the impact of their past experience on the present and so helping them expand their perceived range of choices and improve personal relationships and allowing them to address their problems constructively.

A psychodynamic approach to therapy can work with individuals, couples, families, and in group therapy situations.

Existential psychotherapy explores the inner conflict and anxiety the client may experience when confronted with life’s ultimate concerns, such as the inevitability of death, freedom and its responsibilities, isolation and meaninglessness.

Clients struggling with understanding what life means for them or making sense of their world can benefit from this type of therapy.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is based on improving the relationship between our thoughts (cognitive) what we do (behaviour) and feelings. It focuses on the present and current issues the client is experiencing and them access practical solutions that will help them feel better.

It is used for problems such as depression, anxiety, stress, phobias, obsessions, eating disorders and managing long term conditions. General practitioners (MD’s) often prescribe 6 sessions for patients presenting with any of these problems.

You don’t need a medical recommendation to receive and benefit from CBT.

Our map of the world is formed from data (auditory, visual, olfactory, gustatory, or kinaesthetic). This data is received through our senses, then processed by our brain (by consciously and subconsciously comparing to memories of past experiences) and given meaning helping us to understand what it means for us and how we should respond to it. Our perception of, and response to this data is as unique as we and our lived experiences are. By examining our map of our world, we are able to strengthen the skills that serve us best or learn new strategies replace unproductive ones.

NLP is used with individuals to help change habits, reframe past painful events, deal with phobias, build positive anchors, break the hold of negative emotions, build confidence, and empower the client to respond more constructively/positively to similar future scenarios.

EMDR was developed to resolve symptoms resulting from disturbing and traumatic life experiences. EMDR is recommended by The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as the first treatment for people with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

EMDR is thought to imitate the psychological state that we enter when in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and designed to help the brain to process the unresolved / painful memories and make them less distressing.

EMDR therapy helps children and adults of all ages with a wide range of challenges:

• Anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias
• Chronic Illness and medical issues
• Depression and bipolar disorders
• Dissociative disorders
• Eating disorders
• Grief and loss
• Pain
• Performance anxiety
• Personality disorders
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other trauma and stress-related issues
• Sexual assault
• Sleep disturbance
• Substance abuse and addiction