What Type of Therapies Do We Do?

CBT helps you to identify, challenge, and change unhelpful ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving. This is aimed to give some immediate relief through behavioural strategies to improve your quality of life. 

ACT encourages a mindful approach - bringing our attention to what we can control in our present moment. So often, we focus on things that have happened in the past or in the future, which are two things we cannot control. This can cloud our judgement and joy of the moment we are in. 

Solution-focused therapy is based on the idea that focusing only on problems is not very effective, but how we can develop solutions to fix them; people tend to develop default problem patterns based on their experiences, as well as default solution patterns. 

Exposure therapies are often used for various anxieties and fears. Individuals work with their psychologist to construct a step-by-step hierarchy, keeping goals achievable. In gradually facing your fear, you can learn to effectively overcome it.

Sitting in four walls isn't everyone's cup of tea, especially if you are discussing difficult experiences. If the client is interested, we encourage Walk 'n' Talk sessions: a video call with both the psychologist and client being outside of their usual space - perhaps walking or sitting at a park. This can be a great way to get up and moving, feel productive, and reduce stress, all while speaking to your psychologist. We aim to practice what we preach.