Therapies

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is one of the most scientifically supported psychotherapy, and is based on the idea that thoughts, feelings and behaviours are interconnected.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches us to accept what is out of our personal control, and to commit to action that improves and enriches our lives.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a hybrid of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (with the emphasis on the here and now), dialectal thinking (emphasising the limitations of rigid, categorical thinking), Zen Buddhism (the concept of Mindfulness) and metaphorical thinking (viewing situations practically).

Schema Therapy (also known as Schema-Focused Therapy or Schema-Focused Cognitive Therapy) looks at a person’s history to better understand their present problem.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a short-term goal focused therapeutic approach, which creates change by developing solutions rather than dwelling on problems.

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy involves strategies for accepting thoughts and feelings without judgement. By increasing your awareness, you will be able to respond to events in your life rather than react to them.

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) argues that emotions are a key source of information about what is important and meaningful in our relationships, and our world, and in this way emotions shape our responses to the world around us.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy uses bilateral stimulation to encourage your brain to process trauma images, shifting them from being in “the driver’s seat” to long-term memory.

Narrative therapy is a respectful, collaborative and non-blaming approach to counselling that encourages you to embrace the idea of being the expert in your own life.