Therapeautic Services
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a practical, evidence-based therapeutic approach that helps us understand these connections and explore how our thoughts and behaviours may be influencing our emotional wellbeing.
Working collaboratively, we'll explore the patterns that may be contributing to your difficulties, consider alternative perspectives and develop practical strategies to help you respond to life's challenges with greater confidence and flexibility.
How Can CBT Help Me?
CBT can be helpful for a range of emotional, psychological and behavioural challenges, including:
Anxiety, excessive worry and stress
Low self-esteem and confidence
Depression and persistent negative thinking
Relationship and interpersonal difficulties
Motivation, procrastination and performance anxiety
Fears and phobias
Trauma-related difficulties and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Unhelpful habits and behavioural patterns
CBT isn't about telling you that your thoughts are wrong or that you should simply think more positively. It's about understanding how your experiences have shaped the way you think, feel and respond, and discovering that different ways forward may be possible.
Modern Hypnotherapy (Erickson Hypnotherapy)
Sometimes the patterns we most want to change are the ones we find ourselves returning to, even when we know they are no longer helping us.
Our thoughts, emotions and behaviours are shaped by experiences, beliefs and habits developed throughout our lives. Some patterns become so familiar that we respond automatically, even when we consciously want things to be different.
Clinical Hypnotherapy uses focused attention, relaxation and guided suggestion to help you explore these patterns, develop greater awareness and work towards meaningful personal change.
Modern, client-centred hypnotherapy is a collaborative process. You remain aware and in control of your choices. My role is not to control your thoughts or decisions, but to guide and support you through a process tailored to your individual needs and goals.
How Can Clinical Hypnotherapy Help Me?
Clinical Hypnotherapy may help with concerns such as:
Anxiety, stress and excessive worry
Confidence and self-esteem
Fears and phobias
Sleep difficulties and insomnia
Procrastination and unhelpful habits
Emotional regulation and anger
Smoking cessation and behavioural change
Certain forms of persistent pain, alongside appropriate medical care
Performance anxiety and personal development
Its suitability depends on your individual circumstances, and some conditions require specialist or additional evidence-based treatment.
Hypnotherapy isn't about losing control. It's about understanding familiar patterns, exploring different responses and becoming more actively involved in the changes you want to make..
Strategic Psychotherapy
Sometimes we find ourselves repeating the same patterns, even when we know they're no longer helping us.
Throughout life, we develop ways of thinking, feeling and responding that are shaped by our experiences. While these patterns may once have served a purpose, they can sometimes leave us feeling stuck, overwhelmed or uncertain about how to move forward.
Strategic Psychotherapy is a practical, goal-oriented approach that helps you understand what may be maintaining these difficulties and explore different ways of responding.
Together, we'll identify your strengths, challenge unhelpful patterns and develop strategies that support meaningful change.
How Can Strategic Psychotherapy Help Me?
Strategic Psychotherapy may help with:
Anxiety, stress and excessive worry
Confidence and self-esteem
Motivation and procrastination
Relationship difficulties
Emotional regulation and anger
Fears and phobias
Unhelpful habits and behaviours
Life transitions and decision-making
Strategic Psychotherapy isn't about finding something wrong with you. It's about understanding what's keeping you stuck and recognising that the way you've always responded doesn't have to be the way you continue.
Schedule a free 15 minute call with me
Choosing the right counsellor is an important process and I understand that it is not always easy to begin looking for help and support. You are welcome to book a free 15 minute telephone consultation to help give you the chance to see if you feel comfortable with me and the way that I work and to discuss how counselling may benefit you.
You can ask any questions you have and together we can decide whether mine is the best counselling and therapy service for you. There is no obligation or commitment needed to attend any further sessions.