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Psychotherapy is the practice of helping people with troublesome thoughts, feelings, or behaviours - using psychological methods. Whichever the particular variety of psychotherapy, it should be offered to clients with sensitivity and compassion, so as to meet their individual needs, with sessions that are open, agreeable and empowering.
Importantly, effective and reliable techniques for assisting people to overcome problems are based upon good scientific evidence, and in this respect Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is singularly favoured.
From time to time, most of us will experience life events that cause distress, and at such times psychotherapy may be beneficial.
Common difficulties for which psychotherapy in general, and CBT in particular, may be beneficial include:
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• stress, anxiety, phobias & panic
• obsessive compulsive disorder
• post-traumatic stress disorder
• social anxiety, shyness, shame / humiliation
• performance anxiety
• difficulties in expressing emotions
• health anxiety
• sexual dysfunction
• irritable bowel syndrome
• depression, postnatal depression & bereavement
• bipolar disorder
• family / relationship distress and / or instability
• low self-esteem
• excessive envy or jealousy
• anger management
• conflict resolution
• eating disorders
• psychological reactions to health problems
• occupational problems
• addictions
• chronic fatigue syndrome
• pain management
• insomnia
• moderating certain symptoms associated with Multiple Sclerosis
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