Therapeutic Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Focused on acceptance of difficult emotions, ACT guides individuals to commit to values-driven actions, promoting psychological flexibility.

Attachment-Based Therapy

This approach explores how early relationships impact current emotions and behaviours, aiming to improve attachment patterns for healthier relationships.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT targets negative thought patterns and behaviours, helping individuals reframe their perceptions, develop coping skills, and achieve emotional well-being.

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

CFT cultivates self-compassion and empathy, helping individuals manage shame and self-criticism while building emotional resilience.

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Developed for emotional regulation, DBT blends cognitive and behavioural techniques to help individuals manage intense emotions and improve relationships.

Emotionally Focused Therapy

This approach centers on emotional bonds in relationships, fostering secure connections and addressing relational distress for healthier partnerships.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS explores the “parts” of an individual’s psyche, encouraging harmony between conflicting thoughts and emotions.

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

IPT focuses on improving relationships and social functioning, addressing interpersonal issues to alleviate emotional distress

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Integrating mindfulness with CBT, and MBCT helps prevent relapses of depression and anxiety by promoting awareness of present thoughts and emotions.

Motivational Interviewing

MI is client-centred, guiding individuals to explore motivations and resolve ambivalence toward positive behavioural change.

Narrative Therapy

This approach helps individuals reframe their life stories, empowering them to separate from problems and create new, more positive narratives.

Positive Psychology

Emphasizing strengths and virtues, positive psychology fosters well-being by focusing on personal growth and happiness.

Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic

Rooted in understanding the unconscious mind, this therapy delves into past experiences to explore how they shape present behaviours.

Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

SFBT focuses on solutions and goals, enabling individuals to identify strengths and create practical strategies for change.

Strengths-Based Therapy

This approach leverages an individual’s strengths and resources to empower growth and overcome challenges.

Trauma-Focused Therapy

Centred on processing traumatic experiences, this therapy helps individuals address trauma’s impact on thoughts, emotions, and behaviours for healing and resilience