Counselling & Psychotherapy Services
Family & Couples Therapy
Family and Systemic Psychotherapy assists family members who are in a close relationship help each other. Research shows that family therapy has positive effects and is useful for adults, young people and children who are experiencing a wide scope of difficulties and experiences.
I’ll work in partnership with families and couples to create a respectful and non-judgemental environment where each family member will express and explore his/her thoughts to truly understand each other’s point of views, experiences and to recognise and appreciate each other’s needs and concerns. Everybody is encouraged to contribute to discussion if they wish to do so.
In the session I don’t take sides instead I’ll provide opportunities where people can share their views and understandings with one another and to discover new ways that will help them in their healing journey. Each person will be given an opportunity to have their say at some stage in the session. I will share some of my ideas about what might help, in relation to the goals you want to achieve in the meeting.
After identifying the areas for change, together we can assess your needs and can restore or heal your relationships.
I offer a wide range of family therapy services including:
• Marital problems including separation and divorce issues.
• Issues involving the Family’s life cycle and transitional stages of life
• Disruption of family life due to social, political and religious conflicts.
• Work-related problems.
• Domestic violence and abuse.
• Couple relationship challenges.
• Eating disorder.
• Bulimia.
• Anorexia.
• Self-harm.
• Drug and alcohol misuse.
• The effects of trauma.
Hypnotherapy
In Hypnosis you are guided into a state of relaxation where your body and mind relax. You can hear everything and you know where you are at all times. You are also able to move and adjust at any time and if you need to you can open your eyes.
Hypnotherapy is a results-focused form of treatment that does not involve the emotional pain. By dealing directly with the subconscious mind, Hypnotherapy by-passes many of the obstacles and barriers the conscious mind creates to making successful change.
Hypnosis is more than relaxation and positive thought. Through hypnotherapy process, one can discover the root cause of one’s negative thoughts and behavioural patterns and neutralize it so any thoughts and discomfort associated with that memory will be gone permanently.
The results of treatment using Hypnotherapy can take effect immediately. Many clients often experience profound change over the course of several treatments. For the client, the experience is painless, enjoyable and relaxing.
I can offer you my services in many areas including:
• Weight Loss
• Stop Smoking
• Anxiety & Stress
• Panic attacks
• Depression
• Pain Control
• Sleep Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Nail Biting
• Sexual Health
• Phobias & Fears
• Moving On (Loss)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. When a trauma occurs it seems to get locked in the nervous system with the original picture, sounds, thoughts and feelings. The eye movements we use in EMDR seem to unlock the nervous system and allow the brain to process the unconscious material.
It is important to remember that it is your own brain that will be doing the healing and that you are the one in control.
Repeated studies show that by using EMDR people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference. It is widely assumed that severe emotional pain requires a long time to heal.
EMDR therapy shows that the mind can in fact heal from psychological trauma much as the body recovers from physical trauma. EMDR was originally designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories (Shapiro, 1989a, 1989b).
EMDR has been endorsed by The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
I can offer a wide range of EMDR treatments including:
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Disturbing memories.
Stress reduction.
Sexual and/or Physical abuse.
Phobias.
Panic attacks.
NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
NLP therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses language and communication to change your thoughts and behaviours.
It helps you to improve your mental health, to change your thinking patterns and behaviors, to improve your communication skills, and achieve your goals.