There are so many different techniques and therapies
out there that it can seem difficult to choose between
them. My style draws from many different influences
combining what I consider to be the best from each.
I have recognised training and qualifications in the
following ways of working:
Psychotherapy |
Psychotherapy is the provision, by a qualified
practitioner, of a formal and professional relationship
within which patients/clients can profitably explore
difficult, and often painful, emotions and experiences.
A UKCP registered Psychotherapist has had a four-year,
post-graduate, in-depth and experiential training
in how to work with a variety of people with a
wide range of emotional and mental difficulties. |
NLP |
Confusingly called 'Neuro-Linguistic Programming'
(or Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy) this is an
approach that started off by studying some of
the best therapists in the world to understand
how they were getting such excellent results.
This methodology of modelling what works has resulted
in the development of many pragmatic models, attitudes
and change techniques with 'NLP' becoming a somewhat
catchall term for many new developments in psychotherapy. |
Hypnotherapy |
Uses trance states to gain access
to information held at various depths in the 'unconscious
mind'. Direct, authoritarian hypnosis puts the
hypnotist in control and is often used to implant
post-hypnotic suggestions deep into the unconscious
utilising amnesia which prevents the client from
remembering the session. I have concerns about
and rarely use this approach. Instead I do use
indirect, permissive approaches that keep the
client more involved and deepen their awareness.
I find these much more gentle and inclusive and
use them most of the time (though you may not
even notice).
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Metaphor therapy |
Metaphor therapy uses a specialised 'clean'
questioning technique to enable you to pay attention
to and discover more about what you would like
to have happen and what needs to happen in order
for you to get it. This can be a very elegant
and powerful way of working as it protects you
from being 'polluted' by the therapist's preconceptions
of the way the world works. It empowers you to
explore your own issues in your own way and uncover
your own solutions. |
Life Line Therapy |
This form of regression therapy utilises our
ablitiy to imagine our life as a line from the
past to the future. Floating above this line it
is possible to learn from the past (including
past lives or family history if appropriate) and
let go of emotions from painful memories. It is
also a powerful way of setting compelling goals
into the future. |
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