Therapy

There are many and diverse schools of counselling and psychotherapy which can be confusing. Whichever model a therapist adopts, the relationship between therapist and client is crucial in order to implement change, growth and successful therapy. Affective therapy is a humanistic, integrative model which emphasises the observation of the client's own feelings and reactions to others, as a basis for understanding the self. It includes the style and methods of various therapies. 

Individual therapy 
One-to-one counselling addresses the issues listed on my HOME page and others. Care will be taken to choose the most appropriate style of therapy for the individual circumstances and include depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties and divorce. Addiction has a specific page on the top menu.

EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing is set out on the relevant pages. It is appropriate for many forms of emotional trauma, including abuse, as well as the psychological results of accidents, physical injury, combat, disasters, phobias and other major distressing life events. The process will be thoroughly explained to the client.

Therapy for Adolescents
I am pleased to see adolescents (age 12 - 18) for therapy. Particular attention and understanding is taken with the issues of this group of client.

Therapy for Couples
I will see couples for relationship counselling in certain circumstances which I am pleased to discuss.