Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) concentrates on finding solutions in the present time and exploring your hopes for the future. It is at the core of what we do.  With the appropriate questioning, you will be capable of finding the best solutions.  The goal of SFBT is to find and implement a solution to the problem as soon as possible to minimise time spent in therapy and time spent struggling or suffering.

Solution-focused brief therapy doesn’t require a deep dive into your childhood and the ways in which your past has influenced your present. Instead, your sessions will be rooted firmly in the present while working toward a future in which your current problems have less of an impact on your life.

CBT is based on the concept that your thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and actions are interconnected, and that negative thoughts and feelings can trap you in a vicious cycle.  CBT aims to help you deal with overwhelming problems in a more positive way by breaking them down into smaller parts.  CBT can show you how to change these negative patterns to improve the way you feel.  Again, CBT deals with your current problems, rather than focusing on issues from your past.  It can be useful tool to provide strategies to improve your state of mind on a daily basis.  We use the best CBT techniques where appropriate.

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) can bring about changes in perception, responsible communication and help us develop choices of responses or communication in a given situation. It works on the principle that everyone has all the resources they need to make positive changes in their own life.  We use NLP techniques when helping our clients overcome phobias or PTSD.  It is also used successfully for enabling positive & confident performances for presentations or sport.

Mindfulness is a successful tool for reducing anxiety & stress and lifting depression.  It may allow us to know directly what is going on inside & outside ourselves, moment by moment.  It can enable us to be aware of our thoughts & feelings as they happen.  This awareness can be a powerful tool to help us to positively change the way we see ourselves & our lives.  We can educate our clients in mindfulness & have the option to incorporate this within the therapy session where appropriate.