Types of Therapy

The following are some of the main therapeutic approaches that I may use in our work together:

Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy

A highly powerful, emotionally-based transformational process that helps a person overcome barriers which they use to avoid difficult, painful or frightening feelings, thus allowing healing from emotional pain. This approach allows one to create a deeper understanding of one’s bodily experiences of different emotions, gain control over anxiety, and experience one’s emotions without fear or judgment. This approach is powerful for working with experience of psychological trauma, chronic depression, excessive anxiety, identity difficulties (e.g. such as in personality disorders), somatic difficulties, and medically unexplained symptoms. 

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Creating understanding between how thoughts, feelings and behaviours are interconnected and tools for creating a meaningful change in these aspects. This approach is particularly suited for children 8-12 years of age.

Mentalisation Based Therapy

The foundation of this approach is the ability to think about one’s own wishes, desires, behaviours whilst also considering those of others. This capacity to think helps create a better perspective that increases the chances of thinking before reacting, creating compassion and curiosity about yourself and others, especially if those around you don’t seem to understand your point of view.

Mindfulness & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

These therapeutic approaches allow one to accept what can’t be changed (e.g. chronic psychical illness and pain) and instead committing to living a fulfilling life that is in keeping with one’s goals and internal desires. This approach teaches the ability to mindfully focus on here and now, rather than escaping into the past, or to the future.

Non-violent resistance approach

This approach is particularly useful in situations where children, or other members of the family, engage in behaviours that are difficult, disruptive or dangerous. For instance, a teenager might be refusing to go to school, he or she might self-harm, or engage in other behaviours that are impulsive. This approach works with parents/carers/others and teaches specific techniques to empower one to help the children see the cost of their behaviour, and also the importance of finding alternative ways of connecting as a family.