What is the free consultation for?
In this video I explain this time is so I can understand more about you, what brings you to therapy and what you want from it. It provides you the opportunity to decide if you feel comfortable with me and for me to consider whether I am the right therapist for you.
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Why does therapy work?
It is part of our nature to try and make sense of life and ourselves. therapy provides a confidential and empathic working relationship and a safe space for you to talk through your difficulties, your symptoms, emotions, behaviours and relationship difficulties without judgement.
Psychotherapy is a means by which we can examine the constraints of our lives and overcome our problems in a desired way.
Difference in counselling and psychotherapy?
Counselling is usually more short term, addressing specific problems or life situations where as psychotherapy is typically a longer term process which focuses on deeper issues (past experiences) and patterns you may have experienced in your life.
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It is worth noting, because of their training, a psychotherapist can provide counselling . A counsellor can not provide psychotherapy.
What is relationship therapy?
Relationship therapy is about the two individuals and their relationship. By talking through their relationship difficulties from each person's perspective, gathering information about their family of origin and examining how their upbringing has shaped their experience of the world and their relationship.
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Each person can then develop a greater understanding of themselves and how they are experienced by the other.
What is group therapy?
Group therapy offers a unique opportunity for learning from others’ experiences and the opportunity to learn about how others might see you, and from the types of interaction you tend to get into with other people.
You may find hearing how others cope with similar challenges gives you new perspectives on your situation.
In a group setting you’ll need to be comfortable sharing personal information with others.