Counselling Services York
Services
Below is a brief summary of services I offer, If you require any further information, please do get in touch
Person Centred Counselling
Person centred therapy focuses on you, no matter what you bring to the session. This helps build a trustworthy relationship between myself and client, in which you can feel free and supported to disclose whatever is troubling you. The purpose of this is, through the sessions, it will lead you to discover your own abilities and autonomy, so that you can cope with current and future problems.
CBT
Cognitive behaviour therapy or
CBT, is based on the concept that your thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and actions are interconnected, and that negative thoughts and feelings can trap you in a negative cycle.
By examining our behaviours, this enables us to work together and work out the main contributing factors which are causing us distress. By doing this we can work out how to deal with overwhelming problems in a more positive way by breaking them down into smaller parts.
Unlike some other talking treatments, CBT deals with your current problems, rather than focusing on issues from your past.
It looks for practical ways to improve your state of mind on a daily basis. Once you have these tools you can take them into other parts of life outside the therapy room, these tools will be with you for life.
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SFBT
SFBT or Solution focused brief therapy is a short-term therapy which focuses on setting goals and working out how to achieve them. It’s about the future rather than the past and promotes positive change by encouraging you to focus on what you can do, rather than what you can’t.
Solution-focused brief therapy can be helpful for a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship issues and coping with changes in life.
It's especially beneficial when you have a particular goal to achieve or problem to overcome. It can also be incorporated into other therapeutic approaches and may be used as part of longer-term therapy.
Coaching
Empower Growth
Coaching is about change and action. The core purpose of coaching is to increase self-awareness, to make choices, and to close the gap between potential and how things are currently. While coaching has a developmental focus, we look at how the ‘there and then’ may be impacting on the ‘here and now’
Ultimately, coaching is about self-empowerment through self-awareness, self-management and increased self-efficacy. It is always a collaborative process with client and coach as equals and explicitly draws on innate strengths and resources.
Counselling can be incorporated into coaching sessions or coaching can also be a natural step after counselling
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