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psychotherapy |
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brief we mean four to six sessions after the motivational
assessment, which can be found under the Self Help
link. There can also be a personal assessment in
Peterborough UK after a brief telephone discussion
or, alternatively you can print the assessment and
fax it and we will reply to arrange the personal
assessment. Our approach to brief therapy is broadly
cognitive-behavioural and solution-focused. In plain
English, beginning with the A, B, C's , our personality
includes Affect, Behaviour and Cognition - what
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If
we feel sad, we can use our ability to think and work
out why and then do something different. After we have
done something to change the situation we feel better.
Therapy may include skills for life such as assertiveness,
relaxation techniques, breathing techniques, exercise,
challenging negative thoughts etc., etc. Some of these
skills are available under Self Help, many more as handouts
for face-to-face work. The key benefit of face to face
psychotherapy is the therapeutic relationship, which
enables us and facilitates the process of change. The
cost is £40 per hour for personal psychotherapy. Brief
psychotherapy is suitable for life crisis such as relationship
break-up, job loss, work-related or other stress. We
do not offer brief psychotherapy to those who are feeling
suicidal (contact Samaritans 0845
790 9090) or have a history of psychiatric
illness or anti-social behaviour (contact your doctor
for referral).
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The
longer term psychotherapy offered is integrative psychotherapy.
There are two aspects to the integration. The first
is the integration of affect, cognition, behaviour,
body and spirit. In English, the holistic inclusion
of how we feel, what we think, what we do, spiritual
aspects our being and the impact of our way of being
on our body. For example, we may be more at home with
logical thinking and problem-solving and be thrown by,
and feel overwhelmed with sadness following bereavement.
On the other hand, we may be fully aware of our feelings,
but nonplussed by the need to get ourselves organised
with a promotion, or the arrival of a baby. These examples
are really stereotypes, although many of us have adapted
creatively in these ways in order to get through our
childhood. We may have been told "Big boys don't cry-don't
be such a baby!", and learnt that it was wiser then
to think rather than feel. We may have been told "Don't
be such a smart-Alec!" or "What a geek!", and decided
that it would be better not to succeed, or to study,
or to exceed parental expectations. Other 'messages'
may lead to our working too hard, having little confidence
or always putting others first, with the consequence
that these 'out of awareness' choices may be proving
unhealthy and life-sapping for us as adults. The second
aspect of integration concerns the psychotherapy itself.
The history of psychotherapy, from the split that occurred
between Freud and Jung onwards, has many examples of
dialogue ceasing between the innovators of new approaches
to psychotherapy and thus perhaps the potential for
new knowledge and understanding ceasing. It is as if
the human being is a multi-faceted diamond. Some approaches
focus on only one or two aspects of that diamond, sometimes
to good effect, but not finding perhaps more of the
precious, beautiful jewel that is within our potential.
Integrative psychotherapy holds the potential for including
any aspect of other psychotherapy modalities that serve
to enhance the therapeutic relationship, which is where
healing occurs. Longer term psychotherapy is appropriate
for personal development and personal growth, for those
who have to have personal therapy as part of their training
as counselors and therapists and those who wish to gain
or regain their sense of being fully alive, and perhaps
their zest for life. The cost is £40 per hour for longer-term
psychotherapy. Please use the contact link to arrange
by telephone or e-mail for a free, informal telephone
discussion. |
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| Supervision |
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supervision for counselors and psychotherapists, which
may be individual or within a group. The supervision offered
takes account of the developmental stage and learning
style of the supervisee. Supervisees are encouraged to
clearly focus on one or more of the following aspects
of supervision: ethical issues, their personal issues
in the therapeutic relationship, the client's issues,
transference counter transference or parallel process,
the theory, and finally intervention techniques. Supervision
is regarded as a skill in its own right and from the overview
given may be seen to be appropriate for a variety of counseling
or psychotherapy approaches. Fees are £40 per hour. Please
use the Contact page to make arrangements by telephone
or e-mail for an informal telephone discussion. |
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