Counselling
In our counselling services we aim to empower you to realise your fullest potential through providing a client-centred approach grounded in respect, engagement, collaboration and evidence-based practices.
Positive therapeutic relationships are built on a foundation of trust, honouring you as the expert of yourself with respect for your individuality. We conduct our interactions with the utmost respect and creating a deep sense of safety, and an experience of feeling heard and understood just as you are.
Through our integrative approach we honour your underlying emotions, promote self-awareness, and foster resilience and personal growth. We nurture your innate capacity for healing. Our solution focused counselling approach supports your capacity to take small, meaningful steps that lead to lasting change.
We value personal connection and social inclusion within your community networks, with a focus on personal face-to-face delivery of support either in-person or via Zoom.
OUR COUNSELLING APPROACH
In our therapeutic approach, we incorporate techniques informed by multiple contemporary therapy modalities.
Counselling
We collaborate with you to identify your inherent strengths, explore practical solutions, and honour your unique perspectives and experiences. By focusing on strengths, setting achievable goals, and respecting your autonomy, we empower you to enact positive change and cultivate a deeper sense of self-awareness and fulfilment.
Person-centred counselling
Our methods are based in Person-centred counselling which is a therapeutic approach developed by Carl Rogers that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and authenticity. It fosters a supportive, non-judgmental environment where clients feel empowered to explore their thoughts and emotions. This approach trusts individuals' capacity for self-awareness and growth, promoting personal development and self-acceptance.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
We utilize techniques from the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) approach which is a future-oriented counselling approach that emphasizes identifying and amplifying a client's strengths and resources to achieve specific solutions. Rather than focusing on problems or past issues, it encourages clients to envision their desired future and develop practical steps to move toward it, fostering quick, positive change.
Hakomi Therapy
We incorporate the principles of Hakomi Experiential Somatic Psychotherapy into our therapy, a mindfulness-centred approach that explores how unconscious beliefs and past experiences influence your present behaviours and emotions. We provide safe, gentle, mind/body connection, mindfulness, loving presence, utmost respect and create a deep sense of safety, feeling heard and understood just as you are. We aim to promote self-awareness, nourishment, and mind-body integration.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
We may also incorporate Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) therapeutic strategies. With EFIT techniques we focus on exploring and addressing your underlying emotions to promote healing and personal growth. We emphasize creating a safe therapeutic environment where you can explore your emotions, enhance self-awareness, and develop healthier ways of relating to yourself and others.