What is psychotherapy?

There are different types, but they are all 'talking treatments' in which you talk with another person. It can help you to overcome a variety of issues and problems.

What types of psychotherapy are there?

The most frequently used are;

Psychodynamic (psychoanalytic) psychotherapy

Person Centred Counseling (PCC)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Analytical Therapy (CAT)

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

Counselling

An integrative psychotherapist will use a combination of skills, theories and techniques to suit an individual client at a particular time for their benefit.

Simply sitting down, talking and taking time out from busy lives can be a wonderful relief. There is however a big difference between this very important relief and comfort that can be gained from compassionate human contact on the one hand and professional therapy as a specialist activity on the other.

If you feel weighed down by issues such as; Self Defeating Behaviours; Anger; Anxiety; Stress; Low self esteem; Lack of confidence; Relationship problems; Grief, Bereavement or Loss, you can benefit from counselling and psychotherapy.

If you suffer from a lack of motivation it is helpful to find out why to enable you to move forward. If you feel you need to talk things over with a neutral person; counselling can be very beneficial.

If you feel a problem or an issue is having a negative effect on your well being; psychotherapy and counselling can help you

If stress is taking its toll on you; you can learn to take control back and dramatically reduce stress and tension by learning coping strategies and relaxation techniques.

A positive investment in your future, skills learned for life.

Anyone can make positive changes in their life, sometimes it is easy to do this process by ourselves; sometimes a helping hand is required.