Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a solution-focused approach to treatment, oriented towards solving problems and learning new skills. The goal of CBT is to help you get better and stay better. Its effectiveness has been demonstrated through scientific research in thousands of clinical trials.
In CBT we work collaboratively together as a team to identify and solve problems. Areas of difficulty are identified by looking at patterns of thoughts, behaviours and actions and how they impact each other. The effectiveness of CBT has been proven for issues ranging from depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance use, and many chronic health and medical issues such as pain, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease.
Motivational Therapy
Motivational Therapy or Motivational Interviewing helps you find your motivation and reasons for changing your behaviours. The goal of MT is to help meet the individual where they are at and to guide them on the change process.
MT can help you view your behaviour more objectively and to become empowered in the change process, helping to harness the motivation to change. A very empathic and supportive therapy it has been well researched and studies show it is highly effective in helping in areas such as behaviour change, healthy lifestyle changes, smoking cessation, addictions, and issues associated with living with a chronic disease or medical disorder.
Mindfulness
Mindfullness or Mindfullness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an approach to daily living that helps provide you with the skills to deal in difficult and stressful situations and to teach you to become more aware. Through this you can learn to calm your mind and your body in times of stress, illness or need. We often dwell on bad situations, feelings or thoughts and MBSR helps to change your perspective on these situations and feel more comfortable being in, and accepting these difficult and often unavoidable situations.
A great deal of research has found that MBSR is very useful in helping individuals living with anxiety, depression, high stress, chronic pain or other medical issues, sleep issues, and coping with chronic or medical conditions.
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
ACT is a psychological intervention designed to help individuals accept what they cannot control and commit to actions that enrich their lives. It is based on acceptance and mindfulness strategies, combined with commitment and behaviour change strategies and is aimed at increasing psychological flexibility. This means that through ACT you can learn new and adaptive ways of interacting with whatever challenges you are facing.
ACT recognizes that suffering is a natural part of human existence, and that our instinct to control or avoid our experiences does not always serve us well. Through skills such as acceptance and mindfulness, ACT supports you to align your actions with your goals to live more meaningfully in any situation.
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING (EMDR)
EMDR is an approach designed to help individuals process and recover from traumatic experiences, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related symptoms. The patient briefly focuses on the traumatic memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation, in the form of eye movements. This simultaneous focus and stimulation reduce the vividness and emotional distress associated with the traumatic memories.
EMDR therapy is well-established and supported by extensive research. It has been shown to be effective in helping people recover from trauma and manage PTSD symptoms. EMDR therapy can also be beneficial in treating a wide range of disorders, including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chronic pain, addictions, and other distressing life experiences.