Counselling / Therapy in Thornton Heath

This is the original form of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. With this approach, we are introduced to the idea that there are eight unhealthy negative emotions. Events don't trigger these emotions, our beliefs about the events do. If a rigid unhealthy belief is maintained, one or more of the eight unhealthy negative emotions will be triggered. If a flexible healthy belief is maintained, then at worst one or more of the eight healthy negative emotions will be triggered.

If we're experiencing a healthy negative emotion, we're much more likely to act in a way that resolves the thing that we're feeling negatively about. If we're experiencing unhealthy negative emotions, we're much more likely to act in a way that makes the situation worse. With Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy at my therapeutic centre, the unhealthy negative emotions: depression, anxiety, anger, hurt, guilt, shame, unhealthy envy and unhealthy jealousy will be things of the past. You will become more confident after having this therapy.

Trauma can be described as a painful past learning experience that intrudes into the perceptual system with such intensity that it causes the body to react to safe environments as if there's risk. In my trauma therapy session, I use clinically proven techniques and neuroscience, the brain can be rewired to respond to the 'now' in a more appropriate and relaxed way.

Anxiety is similar in that the brain has been alerted to something perceived as threatening. Three things need to take place: we're over-estimating the threat, we're under-estimating our ability to cope and we're under-estimating the chances of getting support. Using my anxiety therapy session, self-regulation and cognitive restructuring, we can quickly address these three things.

Relationships can be difficult. With couples counselling in Thornton Heath, we can resolve conflicts, rekindle passion and improve communication so that emergent issues are tackled in a co-creative and compassionate environment.

As a relationship coach in Thornton Heath, I will help you to explore numerous techniques that create strong satisfying partnerships that can weather turmoil and upset in a confident and re-affirming way. Whether it's used to prevent further disruption or improve and nurture bonds, relationship counselling can be an effective tool in facilitating mutual growth, respect and understanding.

Although I specialise in the above areas, I have developed my own approach, which integrates other approaches with philosophy, neuroscience and my own ideas. The other approaches include Person-centred, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic, Transactional Analysis, Inner Child Work, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Single Session Therapy, Dreamwork, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.

The issues I've worked with include abuse, stress, depression counselling, eating disorders, grief & loss, sexuality & gender, confidence, phobias, anger management, acceptance and commitment therapy, hoarding, ADHD, OCD, ACT, attachment issues, addiction, self-harming, identity, spirituality, personality disorders, assertiveness, self-harming and panic attacks. To increase the chances of compatibility, before any work is done, I can send you a form where you can indicate the type of therapy you think you would find the most beneficial and we can start there. Contact me to learn more about the process in detail or you can book my free consultation by clicking below.