Types of Therapy used

Narrative therapy shows you how to rewrite your story so that you can be empowered in your life. By reframing your thoughts, you gain deeper insight into why you feel the way you do. This approach not only helps you manage anxiety but also empowers you with the tools to understand and address its underlying causes. Instead of focusing solely on mindfulness techniques, narrative therapy helps you uncover why you feel anxious and offers alternative ways of interpreting your experiences.

Psychoanalytic therapy offers a deeper, longer-term approach to understanding and resolving emotional challenges and behaviours - particularly useful for anger management. It delves into defense mechanisms and uncovers blind spots to address unresolved conflicts and repressed emotions. By examining these underlying issues, psychoanalytic therapy helps you gain insight into your patterns and behaviors, promoting profound emotional healing. This exploration facilitates the release of buried feelings, leading to lasting personal growth and a more balanced, fulfilling life.

Gestalt therapy focuses on the here and now, helping you explore current sensations and experiences to understand deeper anxiety issues. It includes breathing exercises, somatic awareness, and dream work to uncover subconscious insights, as Freud noted, "dreams are the royal road to the unconscious." Techniques like the "empty chair" help externalise and express deeper thoughts and feelings. Ideal for those struggling to understand their emotions, Gestalt therapy guides you to gain clarity and find resolution in a supported environment.

Carl Rogers’ Humanistic counselling offers a compassionate approach to personal growth, rooted in the belief that everyone is inherently good and striving to be their best self. This method is particularly good for coaching and growth. This method focuses on your individuality and potential for self-actualization, helping you build self-awareness and acceptance. By exploring your emotions, values, and goals in a supportive environment, Humanistic counselling reduces stress and promotes personal fulfillment. This is a path to becoming the best version of yourself with a therapy that honours your uniqueness and supports your journey toward a more authentic and fulfilling life.

Existential therapy helps you address underlying life anxieties by exploring meaning and overcoming fear. Drawing from Irvin Yalom’s approach, it focuses on death anxiety and life perspective, offering a "zoomed out" view of your life. This broader perspective helps you understand the meaning of life, reducing focus on immediate problems and easing anxiety. By shifting your focus from daily stressors to the bigger picture, existential therapy fosters a deeper sense of purpose and calm.

Transactional Analysis explores how we interact with others by breaking down communication into Parent, Adult, and Child roles. This approach enhances your understanding of social dynamics, improves interactions, and is particularly effective for anger management. By gaining insight into these roles, you can navigate social situations more effectively and enhance your communication skills. Transactional Analysis offers a transformative perspective on interactions, leading to healthier and more productive relationships.