Anyone can experience times of psychological anguish, relationship difficulties or develop an over reliance on substances such as drugs and alcohol that can become an addiction. However not everyone has someone they can turn to for help or wants to share their worries or struggles with friends or family.
The mere thought of sharing your inner most secrets can bring up feelings of fear, shame and embarrassment. Many people do not feel confidant to approach others to discuss issues within their personal or professional relationships.
Family and Domestic violence is escalating in society any many suffer in silence out of fear, cultural expectation or due to the lack of a support network. Physical and mental abuse is traumatic whether experienced at home or in the workplace. It can be intimidating to approach family members or work colleagues to bring it out into the open so the environment can be changed.
Drug and Alcohol misuse can seriously impact the quality of life of not only the individual using them but all those close to them. It’s important to understand the underlying causes for addiction are primarily genetic and environmental.
Engaging with a professional Counsellor for support to work through your worries and challenges so you can live the life you want is no different than going to see the doctor for a physical aliment you may be experiencing.
Together we will work through whatever issues you want to address in a safe and secure environment using evidence-based counselling theories and techniques.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy – CBT
CBT is a type of psychotherapy in which negative patterns of thought about the self and the world are challenged in order to alter unwanted behaviour patterns or treat mood disorders such as anxiety, depression, anger and addiction issues.
Solution Focused Brief Therapy - SFBT
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is a short-term goal-focused evidence-based therapeutic approach which helps clients change by constructing solutions rather than dwelling on problems.
Family, Systemic & Narrative Therapy
Family, Systemic and Narrative therapy seeks to be a respectful, non-blaming approach to counselling which centres people as the experts in their own lives. Prioritising systems of interaction and relationships. It views problems as separate from people and assumes people have many skills, competencies, beliefs, values, commitments and abilities that will assist them to reduce the influence of problems in their lives.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
