Therapeutic Modalities

C.B.T. – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

C.B.T. is an incredibly useful tool for discovering what’s going on in the brain/body connection, with the understanding that our thoughts, emotions, behaviour & physical sensations are all interconnected. By identifying and altering problematic thoughts and behaviours, the way we feel can change, and if we are able to make healthy changes to one, all can be positively affected.

These techniques can be useful for minimising anxiety, avoidance-behaviours, stress & depression. They can also increase confidence, awareness and self-care, and can be adapted to suit individual requirements – useful tools which assist living with fewer barriers.

Altering our thoughts can help us to make choices which align more closely with what we value.

Therapeutic Writing

As a creative-based therapy, writing is a powerful tool to use for a wide variety of benefits including; personal expression, development of understanding, broadening perspective, recognition of patterns, identifying strengths and challenges, self-acceptance, gratitude, compassion and meaning-making.

M.B.T. – Mindfulness-Based Therapies

This area offers a wide range of options across many applications which:
·Can create a sense of inner peace & sanctuary quite quickly in many circumstances.

-Develops the ability to experience being in the “now” by increasing focus on present moment awareness.

It has things in common with C.B.T. and A.C.T. above (such as curious observing) & practices (including breathing and guided imagery) to create effective techniques which slow things down, observe what is happening without judgement.

It provides an inner refuge, increases awareness, enhances enjoyment, helps broaden the mind and shift perspective – into a space unbothered by the many thousand things.

Assists in multiple areas of challenge, including anxiety, stress, fatigue, over-working/ burnout, depression, pain and sleeping troubles. It can also help with relaxation, living with uncertainty, adjustment through transitions, living consciously and creating positive change.

Person-Centred Therapy

The paths we tread may not look the same as others. Tell your story & be who you are.

We use a therapeutic approach where you are the best expert on your life (& will encourage you in this). This may seem a little obvious, yet historically some therapeutic environments have disempowered people’s individual needs, made assumptions and failed to listen. We will make no assumptions, judgements or presume to know what is happening in your circumstances. We will seek to understand more about you & the context of your experience by listening to you, asking questions to clarify our understanding, encourage you to make informed decisions and respect your choices.

Grief & Loss

We understand that grief is a highly personal and individual experience – not necessarily always to be “recovered” from, but can be a process of integration and adjustment, often accompanied by a variety of powerful emotions.

We will support you to identify and establish what you need during sensitive & difficult times, and are open to whatever you wish to discuss or share.

We have experience with modern approaches to grief & loss– which can be explored if you wish, to see if you might find them beneficial.

Michelle offers a special welcome to those who have a sense of grief that isn’t generally socially/culturally recognised (known as “disenfranchised grief“). You don’t need to be alone with troubling thoughts and feelings, they can be expressed & processed in healthy ways over time. Grief is real, it’s deep – reach out to connect with someone who will hear you and help guide you to meaning making and healthy connection with your experience.

E.F.I.T. – Emotional Focused Therapy (for Individuals)

E.F.I.T. is an attachment-based therapy, which explores & discovers inner experiences through connection with emotions.

It’s soft, gentle & honest, with an emotional/relational perspective which can create incredibly powerful corrective emotional experiences. These being witnessed in a sensitive & supportive environment can help release the emotional weight of past occurrences and bring more clarity into the now. It can be very liberating.

E.F.I.T. can help with the development of emotional balance through understanding, experiencing & providing healthy emotional expression. It can also enhance connections with others, and assist with anxiety, depression, isolation, trauma and relationship issues.

W.E.T. – Written Exposure Therapy

This is a fairly brief yet powerful writing-based therapy for helping to decrease the symptoms of PTSD/Trauma (it is not the same as journalling).

It generally consists of 5 sessions (plus one beforehand to learn more about your individual situation & suitability). The process will focus on details in a specific way by writing with a particular focus for a short period time. Can be done both online & in-person.

Great outcomes were found in recent studies, making it an affordable and effective evidence-based therapy option for trauma recovery.

Trauma Informed

We understand that many people have been exposed to some kind of trauma in their lives, and some may continue feeling the effects, possibly without fully recognising it. Our service offers a safe space, we promote safety & trustworthiness, we’ll collaborate with you and respect your choices. We are mindful of what we don’t yet know, and endeavour to tread kindly & carefully while coming to know more about your unique story.

S.F.T. – Solution Focused Therapy

Focuses on solutions and goals (instead of on problems) by identifying, developing & working with the skills and strengths you already have (but may not readily recognise at the time) to make the changes, adjustments or improvements you would like to make. Depending on the situation, in many cases S.F.T. can be a brief therapy, as it provides access to effective now-and-future strategies for positive outcomes in a simple way.

Interpersonal Relationships for individuals

We offer a confidential space to speak with someone who is familiar with the complexities and challenges that relationships can sometimes pose. Humans are complex, emotional beings. When our relationships go well, it can feel amazing & bring many benefits to our lives, yet when things go astray it can feel unsettling & isolating.

Interpersonal relationships encompasses inter-connections between people, including family, significant other(s), friends, work colleagues and/or partner(s), which may be close or more casual, brief or longer term, relationships or situationships.

Contact us if you would like to:

• Speak with someone non-judgemental & discreet.
• Talk through some issues independently of the relationship (get a clearer perspective).
• Seek extra support during difficult times or transitions, or as an alternative to support from a trusted person (from e.g. a friend or partner).
• Improve your inter-personal relationships with others, and/or identify and work through things in preparation for new relationships (friends, romantic, workplace).
• Look into past and present relationship experiences to explore the presence of any less-than-healthy patterns or behaviours & identify ways to improve within self and/or the relationship.
• Foster effective communication skills, how to handle conflict in healthy ways.
• Receive support through difficult situations (such as relationship breakdowns) and transitions.

“Relationships” is a huge topic area, with many helpful approaches to: 

• help you be heard
• understand more about what’s going on
• develop both inner and inter-personal skills to experience relationships with an increasing capacity for sharing love, care and authenticity.

Relationships can be amazing vehicles for learning and growing.