Types of therapy offered
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I am fully qualified to offer a number of type of therapies. During the first therapy session we will talk about your background, as well as your goals for therapy, and together we will discuss the most helpful therapy options.
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Below are the main therapies I offer, and if appropriate we can use an integrative approach.
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​Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a type of therapy that focuses on the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. The core idea is that these things affect each other, and by making changes in one area, it can have a positive effect on the other areas. It involves making changes in what we do, and challenging negative thoughts. As well as attending the therapy sessions, there will also be ‘tasks’ to do in between the sessions.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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EMDR is a type of therapy designed to help people process and heal from traumatic or distressing experiences. It is often used to help with trauma, and along with CBT, is one of the recommended options for PTSD. It can also be used for other difficulties where a memory is causing emotional distress. During EMDR, you will think about the traumatic memory whilst at the same time doing ‘bilateral stimulation’ - this is usually done with side-to-side eye movements, but sometimes tapping or sounds can be used.
Prolonged grief disorder therapy (PGDT)
PGDT is a type of therapy that aims to facilitate the adapting to loss. Loss and grief are permanent, yet grief typically changes over time and becomes less acute. However sometimes this doesn't happen and the grief isn’t ‘integrated’ into someone’s life. PGDT can help with this, and covers interventions such as grief monitoring, inviting a loved one into a session, talking about the death, talking about memories of the lost loved one, as well as working on avoidance and beginning enjoyable and meaningful activities.
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Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
CFT is a type of psychotherapy designed to help people who struggle with self-criticism, shame, or low self-worth. It teaches them how to develop self-compassion — treating themselves with the same kindness and understanding they might offer to a close friend or a loved one. People who are highly self-critical often lack compassion for themselves, which can keep them stuck in cycles of distress and mental health problems. An important part of the therapy is the ‘Three Systems Model’ which is the threat system (e.g harm avoidance / threat detection), drive/motivation system e.g (acquiring things for our survival (e.g. food, shelter, reproductive opportunities) and the soothing system (e.g. resting and conserving energy). It incorporates Mindfulness and soothing activities to build up the soothing system.