Types of therapy
Counselling or psychotherapy?
Counselling and psychotherapy are both talking therapies, but they can work in slightly different ways.
Counselling often focuses on a particular difficulty, life event or period of change, helping you understand what is happening and find practical ways forward.
Psychotherapy explores difficulties in greater depth, including how earlier experiences and relationships continue to influence how you think, feel and relate to others. Our therapists are trained in both approaches and will blend them based on your needs.
Individual therapy
People come to therapy for many reasons. You may be experiencing depression, anxiety or stress, facing a major life transition or struggling with feelings of grief and loss.
Relationship difficulties, addiction, suicidal thoughts, the impact of traumatic experiences in your past or physical ill health in your present, addiction, are all reasons that individuals seek help.
Or it may be that you simply don’t know what’s wrong, but are struggling with motivation, self confidence or finding joy in the day to day. We offer the time and space to work through thoughts, feelings and experiences and help you make the changes you are seeking in your life.
EMDR therapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy that can help reduce the emotional impact of distressing or traumatic experiences.
It focuses on helping the brain process traumatic memories and experiences that can lead to emotional and psychological difficulties such as anxiety, depression and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) following a specific event or the cumulative impact of difficult experiences.
EMDR can also be helpful when you are experiencing strong emotions, physical sensations or patterns of response but cannot clearly identify where they began.
Therapy begins with an assessment to understand your history, current difficulties and what you would like to change. An essential part of EMDR is to help you to develop ways to feel more grounded and manage difficult emotions before any processing work begins.
Couples therapy
Couples seek therapy for many reasons including communication difficulties, loss of trust, stress, reduced intimacy, uncertainty about the future, or separation. Sometimes there is a clear issue; at other times, the relationship may simply no longer feel as connected or fulfilling as it once did.
Couples therapy helps you slow things down and explore difficult or sensitive issues in a balanced and constructive way.
Together, we look at how you communicate, how conflict develops, what each of you may be feeling or needing and the patterns that may be keeping you stuck. The aim is to help you understand your relationship more clearly, communicate more openly and decide what needs to change.