So what do the different therapies mean?
There are three main 'schools' of therapy ...

Person Centred

Person centred therapy is a collaborative approach that puts you at the heart of the process. When you feel heard and understood it becomes easier to make sense of difficult emotions, recognise patterns, uncover hidden beliefs, process, heal and move towards the life you want. Above all this approach respects your autonomy. You decide what to talk about and how deeply to go.

Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)

This approach works by looking at the links between your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Because our behaviour is viewed as having being learned, it can, therefore, be unlearned. By helping clients to recognise negative thought patterns they can learn new positive ways of thinking which ultimately will affect their feelings and their behaviour.. CBT will likely feel more structured than person centred therapy, involves goal setting and optional exercises between sessions. CBT may suit you if you like structure and techniques.

Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytical

This is an in depth approach that puts the therapist more 'in charge' of sessions, supporting you in exploring early experiences that have shaped your view of the world. The work centres around bringing the unconscious into awareness Therapy may include free association, the analysis of resistance and transference, dream analysis and interpretation and is usually long term.

I mainly use a Person Centred approach in my practice

So what do the different therapies mean? There are three main 'schools' of therapy ...

So what do the different therapies mean?
There are three main 'schools' of therapy ...