Unwind your mind
Modern life can get you down. Crisis, loss, stress, worry, insecurities and change all have the potential to get in the way of happiness and, if left unchecked, may lead you to feel like you’re unravelling. That sense of being out of control tends to impact your self esteem and other areas of your life: success at work, how you interact with friends and family, the type of food you eat or the amount of alcohol you drink.
The further we fall into the spiral of not coping, the closer we get to reaching the threshold at which we stop managing our lives successfully. This is where talking therapy comes in. It provides a confidential space to voice emotions, thoughts, and feelings; helping you carve out your own path to feel more peaceful during times of adversity.
Talking therapy isn’t always comfortable but we will make sure you always feel safe. Some people want to be listened to, others are looking for more interaction and to be challenged. We get that.
We work in a variety of ways and offer an extensive range of modalities across our services. If you’re unsure which is the right, we’re happy to guide you as to the best technique, practitioner and approach for your individual needs.
How does Talking Therapy work?
Our therapists draw on several approaches at any given time and may use a variety of solutions and methodologies within the same session to maximise the benefits and successes you can achieve.
We start with a comprehensive personal assessment which helps the therapist build a therapy plan that’s right for you. We suggest working together for a fixed number of weeks (usually 6 to 12 sessions) to create a sense of momentum and to have an end goal to aim towards. If, at any point, we feel you need more, that’s a conversation we can have together. We want to support you to achieve your version of success which may take time; we certainly won’t leave you to manage alone if you’re not ready.
Adults
- Stress management
- Mothers (Post Natal Depression)
- Sleep disorders
- Self esteem
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Anger management
- Phobias
- PTSD
- Coping with Addictions
- Eating disorders/Food behaviours
- Bereavement, grief and loss
Children & adolescents
- Anxiety
- Self-harming
- Confidence
- Bullying
- Self-worth
- ADHD
- Expressing feelings
- Internet gaming disorder
- Perfectionism disorder/comparison
- Body dysmorphia
- Feeling overwhelmed or off-balance
- Struggling with FOMO
- People pleasing
- Negative inner critic
- Fear of judgement
Overview of our therapies
Think of them as a guide rather than set in stone as our therapists work in an integrative way, incorporating approaches dependent on your needs. Your relationship with your therapist is very much two-way; we value your input and feedback and can shape your sessions to suit you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that’s evidence based and can help you manage your distress by changing the way you think and behave. CBT teaches you coping skills for dealing with different problems. It focuses on how your thoughts, beliefs and attitudes affect your feelings and actions.
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) combines CBT techniques with meditative and mindfulness practices, to help assist you to better understand and manage difficult thoughts and emotions to help develop healthier behaviour patterns.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages you to embrace thoughts and feelings rather than fighting against them. ACT works by helping you to modify how you relate and respond to internal experiences such as thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and urges.
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) promotes mental and emotional healing by encouraging you to be compassionate towards yourself and other people. We believe this to be an essential part of wellbeing, often leading to improved mental and emotional health.
There are many ways of working or 'modalities' in counselling and psychotherapy, our highly trained therapists use a variety of different approaches, techniques and methods to get the best results for you – because our brains adapt to different stimuli just like our bodies.