‘Our life is what our thoughts make it.’ - Marcus Aurelius
It is a short-term therapy based on 'here and now' issues and stuck points, this therapy will help you to find ways in your stuck situation to move forward. Depending on the complexity of issue or issues, different people will require different amount of sessions, for some 6 sessions is enough to solve the issue they are addressing, for some 9 sessions, and others 12 or up to 20 sessions. Each session lasts 50 min.
In the first session we will talk about it how the therapy works and see if CBT is the right therapy for you and you are comfortable with this process if not what type of therapy would be more suitable.
I will ask you about your life and a little bit about your background and the issue you would like to address.
I will ask what you would like to achieve through this therapy and we set the goal.
Every session is structured and has an agenda, so you will know how you are progressing.
We will agree on times, days and sessions suitable to you.
Confidentiality is a prerequisite of every session.
I'd like you to feel that it is a safe place for you to open up and talk about your issues.
Sessions last 50 min on a weekly basis.
This therapy as it states integrates different things.
The aim is to help you explore what causes your problems and to create a program that would work for you to help you function better in all areas of your life including mental, emotional and physical.
This type of therapy is an on-going therapy, the length will depend on the complexity of issues.
This therapy is very individual and different people respond differently.
There is no specific pattern, it's less structured. Some people feel better just after few sessions, some take longer.
I incorporate into Integrative Counselling different school of thought, such as NLP, Mindfulness, ACT, Compassion Therapy, Solution-focused therapy, EMDR for trauma work, visualisation techniques, Schema-Therapy. This can be discussed in the session.
In event that you have to cancel your appointment you will need to give me 48 hours of notice prior to cancellation, otherwise you will need to pay the full amount for the session. ( subject to unforeseen circumstances)
Sessions are £45.00. Duration 50 min.