PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY
Individual therapy in person in Exeter and online
​How does therapy work?
Assessment for therapy
Individual therapy begins with an initial assessment to discuss the problems you are facing and consider how therapy might best support you. This is offered in person in my Exeter clinic, or online.
The first meeting is an opportunity for us to start working together and for me to offer you a safe and secure space, which will support you in exploring, reflecting, working towards change and personal growth over the course of therapy.
To support this process, the first therapy session is up to 90 minutes.
Therapy sessions
​In the early therapy sessions, we will develop a shared psychological understanding of your experiences. We will consider the psychological roots of problem areas including making better sense of how things have developed and what is maintaining your current concerns.
Then, therapy progresses to evidence-based psychological interventions to explore change and growth.
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Therapy sessions can be in person in Exeter, or online with appointments available on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.​​
What type of therapy models are used?
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CFT: Compassion Focussed Therapy
CFT is an evidence-based therapy model that helps us deliberately cultivate our innate capacity and motivation for compassion. CFT help us reduce threat-based feelings and helps with anxiety, anger, disgust, shame, and self-criticism. With CFT, we learn to become a better friend to ourselves.
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ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
​ACT is a values-guided therapy that helps us work towards living a more meaningful and purposeful life. It is an active therapy that supports the development of greater psychological flexibility; that is to be connected with the present moment and learn how to do what matters through committed actions.
CBT: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
CBT involves exploring how thoughts, beliefs and thinking patterns impact on emotions, feelings, behaviours, responses and bodily sensations. It involves setting individual goals and working collaboratively to understand experiences and cope with challenges differently. Trauma-focused CBT is offered to support recovery from trauma experiences.
Mindfulness: Mindfulness based therapies
​Mindfulness models in therapy help us train our attention and develop skills with non-judgemental awareness and bringing our focus to the present moment purposefully. Mindfulness-based therapy helps to change the way we think and feel about our inner and external experiences, and become more self-aware.