Mental Health Therapies

Explore the therapeutic approaches we use and learn how each supports different needs and goals. These approaches guide how our therapists work and are adapted to each individual’s experience and priorities.

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ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people build a different relationship with difficult thoughts and emotions. Rather than trying to eliminate discomfort, ACT focuses on increasing psychological flexibility—so you can move toward what matters, even when things feel hard.

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Client Centred

Client Centred Therapy is a collaborative approach that places the individual at the centre of the therapeutic process. It emphasizes empathy, respect, and trust in the client’s ability to move toward growth and change.

CBT: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured, goal-oriented approach that focuses on the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. It helps identify patterns that contribute to distress and supports developing more helpful ways of thinking and responding.

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DBT: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a structured approach that focuses on building skills to manage intense emotions, navigate relationships, and cope with distress more effectively. It balances acceptance with practical strategies for change.

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Emotional Freedom Technique

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), often referred to as "Tapping," is a mind-body method that combines elements of cognitive therapy with acupressure. By tapping on specific meridian points on the body while focusing on a distressing issue, EFT aims to calm the nervous system and restore emotional balance.

Existential Therapy

Existential Therapy focuses on questions of meaning, identity, freedom, and responsibility. It supports people in exploring how they relate to their choices, values, and sense of purpose in the context of life’s uncertainties.

EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy

EMDR is a structured therapy approach designed to help process distressing or traumatic experiences that continue to affect emotional well-being. It supports the brain’s natural ability to heal by helping memories become less overwhelming and disruptive.

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Holistic Approach

A Holistic Approach to therapy considers the whole person rather than focusing on a single symptom or issue. It recognizes that mental health is influenced by emotional, physical, relational, and environmental factors that interact with one another.

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Inner Child Work

Inner Child Work focuses on understanding and healing parts of ourselves shaped by early experiences. It recognizes that unmet needs, emotional wounds, or protective patterns formed in childhood can continue to influence thoughts, emotions, and relationships in adulthood.

IFS: Internal Family Systems Therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy is an approach that views the mind as made up of different parts, each with its own role, perspective, and intention. It emphasizes understanding these parts with curiosity and compassion rather than judgment.

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Mindfulness-based Therapy

Mindfulness-based Therapy focuses on developing present-moment awareness of thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations. It supports noticing experiences as they are, without judgment or the need to immediately change them.

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Neuro-Linguistic Programming

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) explores the relationship between how we think (neuro), how we communicate (linguistic), and our patterns of behavior (programming). It focuses on identifying and shifting the internal "maps" we use to navigate the world to create more effective habits and reactions.

Narrative Therapy

Narrative Therapy is an approach that focuses on how people make sense of their experiences through the stories they tell about themselves and their lives. It separates the person from the problem, allowing space for new perspectives and possibilities.

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Psychodynamic

Psychodynamic Therapy focuses on understanding how past experiences, especially early relationships, shape current thoughts, emotions, and patterns of behaviour. It helps bring unconscious influences into awareness so they can be better understood and changed.

Person Centered Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy is a supportive, non-directive approach that emphasizes empathy, authenticity, and respect for the individual’s experience. It is grounded in the belief that people have an innate capacity for growth and self-understanding.

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Somatic Therapy

Somatic Therapy focuses on the connection between the mind and the body. It recognizes that stress, trauma, and emotional experiences are often stored in the nervous system, not just in thoughts, and works with physical sensations as part of the therapeutic process.

Solution Focused Therapy

Solution Focused Therapy is a practical, goal-oriented approach that emphasizes strengths, resources, and what’s already working. Rather than focusing extensively on problems, it helps identify achievable steps toward meaningful change.