Therapeutic Services

Behavioural Therapy

This therapy is based on the belief that behaviour is learnt in response to past experience and can be unlearnt, or changed, without analysing the past to find the reason for the behaviour. It works well for compulsive and obsessive behaviour, fears, phobias and addictions as well as other issues.

Behavioural Support Services

Professionals trained in behavioural support services engage in the specific and comprehensive use of principles of learning, to support the nurturing and development of behaviour that is desired by individuals who may not have a way to achieve this for themselves.

In order to address the behavioural needs of widely varying individuals in diverse settings, I explore what their needs are in the context of some broader systems, and explore how they may begin to find ways to navigate their surroundings, as well as their own stress levels. Examples of these applications include: building the skills and achievements of children in the home, school and community settings; enhancing the development, abilities, and choices of children/adults with various disabilities, and augmenting the performance and satisfaction of employees in organisations and businesses.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) & Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)

Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT) is a specific type of cognitive behavioural therapy tailored to help children, adolescents, and their families cope with the emotional and behavioural effects of trauma. It’s a structured, evidence-based approach that addresses the unique needs of young people who have experienced trauma, particularly those with PTSD or other trauma-related difficulties.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)

This is a comprehensive, evidence based integrative psychotherapy approach. It is recognised by the NICE guidelines as a documented successful therapy in treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, the consequences of adverse life events and phobias as well as other issues.

Emotional Freedom Technique (AKA Tapping)

I have also developed and tested a sensory coding process that is integrated within this approach that allows clients to process past attachment, relational and traumatic experiences using sensory coding to access and process the wound within a space of safety.

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Focusing

This is an approach to introspection. It is a natural ability where the client gets in touch with the “felt sense” of the problem and may learn to become aware and except the experience.

Guided Imagery

Any of various techniques (as a series of verbal suggestions) used to guide another person or oneself in imagining sensations and especially in visualising an image in the mind to bring about a desired physical response (as a reduction in stress, anxiety, pain or other issues).

Integrative and Pluralistic

I am extensively training in a wide range of therapies that allows me to integrate these therapeutic approaches or specifically work solely with a particular therapeutic approach (pluralistic) as depending on the clients needs which is determined at the first consultation or assessment meeting.

Neurotransception Therapy

This innovative therapeutic modality has been developed from the findings of Dr. Raymi Doyle’s doctoral research and further refined through collaborative work with neurodivergent individuals, as well as embedded within therapeutic and neuroscientific research.

The therapeutic process under discussion is centred on the principles of neurotransception.

Pain Management

Pain can be an obstacle for clients engaging in therapy. This often means that clients stress levels increase since their mental health issues and that they have brought with them to therapy which are not being dealt with – these stress levels increase their experience of pain.

Pain often is described as chronic pain ranging from back, neck, arthritic, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain from a wide range of medical conditions

This has led me to combine elements from a range of training and experience to develop an approach that may begin to reduce the magnification and intensification of pain from this viscous circle and bring it back to a more manageable level. For some it has even reduced the pain level to less than the initial experience.

This approach brings together elements of mindfulness, sensory coding and conceptualising the pain so that it is clearly defined. Through consulting with the client, they can learn to apply their day to help alleviate the heightened sensitivity to pain that could be arising due to their specific situation

Person-Centered Therapy

Also known as client-centred therapy or Rogerian therapy, is a type of talk therapy where the client leads the session and the therapist acts as a facilitator, providing a supportive and non-judgmental environment. The goal is to help the client become their own therapist, fostering self-awareness and growth. This type of therapy is often integrated with several other therapeutic modalities. For example, it may be part of a relational depth, pre-therapy, gestalt therapy as well as part of a more integrative therapeutic practice.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapies

Psychodynamic psychotherapy, also known as psychodynamic therapy, is a form of therapy that explores how past experiences, particularly those from childhood, shape current feelings, behaviors, and relationships. It delves into unconscious processes, seeking to bring these hidden aspects into awareness to promote understanding and change.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® draws from somatic therapies, neuroscience, attachment theory, and cognitive approaches, as well as from the Hakomi Method.

Since the first course in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy® was offered in the early 1980’s, it has gained international acclaim.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy directly treats the effects of trauma on the body, which in turn facilitates emotional and cognitive processing. This method is especially beneficial for clinicians working with dissociation, emotional reactivity or flat affect, frozen states or hyper-arousal and other PTSD symptoms.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

This therapy promotes positive change rather than dwelling on past problems. Clients are encouraged to focus positively on what they do well and to set goals and work out how to achieve them. As few as three or four sessions may be beneficial.

Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) for Individuals & Couples

This is a brief, goal-oriented approach that emphasises finding solutions to current problems rather than dwelling on the past. It focuses on a client’s strengths, encourages them to identify exceptions to their problems, and builds on their existing abilities to achieve desired outcomes. SFT is a collaborative and positive approach that empowers clients to take an active role in their own change. This form of therapy may not always be applicable for specific themes both as individuals and as couples, which would discussed with the client during the assessment.

Systemic Therapies

These are the therapies which have, as their aim, a change in the transactional pattern of members. It can be used as the generic term for family therapy and marital therapy.

Therapies

I have extensive training and experience applying the following psychotherapy and counselling models. Based on each individual’s needs, I can offer an integral or specific approach to therapy.

Transactional Analysis

This is based on the belief that everyone has a child, adult and parent-self within them and, within each social interaction, one-self predominates. By recognising these roles, a client can choose which one to adopt and so change behaviour.

Walk & Talk Therapies

Walk and Talk Psychotherapy offers an alternative to the traditional therapy room by taking sessions outdoors. Walking side by side in nature can help clients feel more relaxed, grounded, and open, supporting reflection and emotional processing in a gentle, natural setting. The movement and changing environment often encourage clearer thinking, reduce stress, and enhance a sense of wellbeing. This approach integrates the benefits of physical activity, nature connection, and psychotherapy to promote balance, insight, and healing.