Person Centered Therapy

Guided conversation will identify the discrepancies between how you see yourself, and who you believe your authentic self to be. 

Identifying your personal strengths will provide the foundation of this therapy, and will form the basis on which personal goals will be developed. 

You will set your own SMART goals as part of the therapy enabling you to gradually regain your self esteem, as you celebrate your achievements. Smart goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely.

A person makes approximately 35,000 decisions every day many of them influenced by unconscious thoughts. 

The thought processes used to make these decisions will have been shaped, as far back as childhood. Your learned unconscious thoughts will have been influenced by many things; parents, siblings, peers, culture, society, media, and previous experiences. 

You will become more aware of internalised unconscious thoughts and biases, enabling you to make more conscious decisions that influence your behaviour.

Bringing awareness to your state of mind with your thoughts and actions, learning acceptance of matters which feel uncomfortable. 

Focusing on the present, being able to detach from self critical thoughts preventing you from achieving your goals. 

You will learn to use a technique known as mindfulness which can be advantageous in accepting your limitations and refocusing your values. 

ACT is a valuable therapy for the treatment of anxiety, leading to a more resilient self.

A pragmatic and structured approach to achieving your goals, through identification of emotions, thoughts and feelings that are unhelpful. Support to understand the effect they have, and to fundamentally change destructive thoughts and behaviours. 

Following identification of what can be improved you will practice applying the changes in your life. 

You will be able to reframe your thought processes, and retrain automated responses, to achieve more desirable outcomes.

Mindfulness meditation involves a variety of techniques including breathing methods, body scans, and guided imagery. 

You will learn to focus on the present and deflect intrusive thoughts, whilst reducing anxiety, depression and restoring calmness. 

Mindfulness techniques are also applied to ACT and CBT to identify and reduce problematic behaviours.

Short term talking therapy, creating a plan of small achievable steps to achieve the desired outcome. Exploration of your ability to solve problems, rather than why or how the problem was created. 

Guidance to envision a future without the prevailing problems. 

An increase of self efficacy, enabling you to achieve goals, as momentum increases. 

SFT is helpful in dealing with addictions and behavioural change.