Counselling & Psychotherapy

Sometimes feelings of stress, anxiety, low mood or depression become too hard to manage and they start affecting our day-to-day life. We start feeling overwhelmed, out of control and relationships with family and friends become tense. Sometimes we don't even want to talk with anyone and just want to be left alone.

When this happens it's worth talking to a GP or calling a psychotherapist.

Counselling can help you explore what you can do about the things that are distressing you and to identify and expand on your resources. It is also an opportunity to be genuine with your feelings and thoughts and to address things at their real depth.

 

Although it can be tough to take the first step and ask for help, you'll be relieved to know that you have already taken it... you've recognised your struggle and you're reading this page.

 

Our depression therapy sessions focus on helping you manage symptoms of depression, identify negative thought patterns, and develop coping strategies. We use evidence  

Although psychotherapy and counselling overlap in many different ways, psychotherapy focuses on working with clients for a longer period. Sessions often take place on a weekly or twice weekly basis and therapy doesn't usually have an agreed number of sessions. Unlike counselling, it is offered for as long as needed. This approach is referred to as 'open-ended'.-based practices to help you overcome depression and improve your mental well-being.

If you want to get support in resolving a specific problem, or cope with a particular pressing situation, or you have one or two well-identified issues or goals you would like to achieve, by agreeing to time-limiting counselling I will help you to stay focused on your goals or specific issues.

​I will encourage you to build bridges between your counselling and everyday life by reading relevant books, identifying social support available so you can continue improving after counselling.

CBT stands for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and is based on the idea that the way we think about situations can affect the way we feel and behave.

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CBT focuses on the present and looks ahead to the future. The way you feel now may well be the result of negative thinking about the past or the future. Your feelings may even be caused by the way you react to everyday situations. CBT will help you to understand and deal with negative thoughts and emotions as they arise.

If you are looking for therapy that focuses on solutions, works towards specific goals, using practical techniques - then we can work together on tackling unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns you might have.

​I will encourage you to focus on your thoughts and feelings. You will actively be making decisions about content and structure of your sessions. There will be a fair amount of self-reflection and home practice, so at the end of your treatment you will feel well equipped to deal with future upsets in life confidently, as if you are your own therapist. 

'One size doesn't fit all. ' During your initial assessment, we can think about various techniques which can benefit you the most.

As an Integrative Psychotherapist, I use CBT, mindfulness and mentalization to enhance my psychodynamic approach to understanding roots of many psychological difficulties. Similarly, I integrate techniques from EFT, ACT, CFT and Somatic therapeutic approaches.