Worthy Therapies

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What can therapy help with...?

Even considering therapy is a huge step in addressing any concerns you have about your mental health and wellbeing. Following is a brief list of issues that therapy can help with.

▸Anxiety ▸Anger ▸Bereavement ▸Bullying

▸Burnout/Compassion Fatigue ▸Chronic illness ▸Confidence ▸Depression

▸Family breakdowns ▸Identity ▸Isolation ▸Life skills

▸Loss ▸Phobias ▸Relationships ▸Self-esteem

▸Self-image ▸Self-harm ▸Stress ▸Trauma

This list is by no means a full or exclusive one. Please contact us for further discussion if you are unsure of your needs or where to start.

Counselling

You are important, you matter

Counselling is a form of talking therapy. It provides a safe space for you to feel heard, explore your emotions and behaviours and work towards goals, choices and decisions that are important to you.

Pluralistic counselling

Finding what works for you and when...

Pluralistic Counselling is founded on the belief that no one model of therapy is better than the other. People are complex and individual beings, so one model simply doesn't fit all. Instead the Pluralistic approach draws on several different models, some of which are detailed below, in order to holistically tailor therapeutic sessions to the needs and goals of the client. Additionally, Pluralistic Counselling is seen as a collaboration between the therapist and the client. There is shared decision making as to the direction and method of treatment, which empowers the client in a truly therapeutic alliance.

Click the following link for some further information and do get in touch if you have any questions regarding my practice: Introduction to Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy – Pluralistic Practice

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Much as the name implies, CBT incorporates a cognitive approach (where you consciously identify and recognise thought processes) with a behavioural approach (where you work on changing the behaviour or things that you do in response to the thought processes). A key difference to most other therapeutic approaches, is that CBT looks very much as the present - what behaviours are you displaying and how can we change it?

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic Therapy is rooted in the belief that your past informs your present - it aims to help you understand the root causes of whatever issues you may have. Your past experiences, memories, beliefs and even how your subconscious, can affect your current feelings and behaviours. It is a very self-reflective approach for clients looking to understand themselves.

Person-Centred Therapy

The Person-Centred approach to therapy keeps the client at the centre and in control of their sessions. The therapeutic relationship that the client and therapist build together through the core conditions, develops trust, safety and resilience to explore whatever the client needs to explore in that sessions - whether that be thoughts, behaviour, feelings, values.

Holistic Approach

As mentioned, the Pluralistic approach draws on all of these approaches and more, evolving to the individual needs of the client. The collaboration between client and therapist is key, it may not feel like it at the time to many, but the client is actually the expert on the client. They know what they need to feel safe, to explore and to work on. This approach is about giving them the resources, the time and support needed to empower them to realise this.

Psycho-education

Even as an adult, emotions and feelings can be hard to label and understand. I aim to help with this. Educational resources, such as a simple feelings wheel, have facilitated the most amazing reflections, discussions and realisations of what we are feeling and why. It has also provided so much insight when it comes to neuro-diverse clients. Mindfulness and relaxation techniques are also a big part of being able to stay present, an essential and effective skill to develop in our 'tool-kit-for-life'.

Children & Young People

Creatively working to support the emotional literacy, development and understanding of our children and young people

Carrianne has worked school settings delivering one-to-one and small group interventions, as an Advanced Drawing and Talking Practitioner for many years. Her Level 5 Counselling training has also consisted of specialised training and additional school-based placements, using creative play and art to complement the counselling process for young minds.

Therapy is not just for adults, the truth is that the young people of our society are facing so many more issues and pressures than ever before. Exam stress, family breakdowns, identity issues and of course the soaring pressures of social media. Working in schools, I have witnessed the effects of these pressures. I have worked with a lot of children and young people experiencing self harm, eating disorders and anxiety. It is a sad reality that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can have long-lasting and significantly negative effects on both a child's physical and mental health. I feel very passionately about being able to help our children and young people understand their issues - and themselves - better, by equipping them with knowledge, tools and resources to develop a continued resilience, empathy and self-worth throughout their life.

Drawing & Talking: A child-led, attachment based intervention

Drawing and Talking was one of the very first interventions I was lucky enough to receive training in. It is a beautiful, short term intervention that has the child in control of sessions and enables them to explore thoughts and feelings in a safe environment. All Drawing and Talking interventions are attachment based and work on the premise that this is the child's intervention - it is their time, their place and their space.

Drawing and Talking

Drawing and Talking runs once a week for a 30minute session for 12 weeks. Through this time, the children bring to session what they need to explore through their art work. Sometimes there is more drawing, sometimes there is more talking - the child is in control of what they bring to session. What I provide, is a safe and supportive environment that allows them to reflect and process along this journey. Drawing and Talking is suitable for ages 5 and above.

Sandplay

Sandplay sessions also run for a duration of 12 weeks. At each session, the child will select toys and figures to create miniature worlds with. Together we will then safely explore their feelings and emotions towards them. Sometimes, younger children are better able to express themselves through this more interactive and hands-on approach, which is why Sandplay is suitable for ages 4 and above.

Small groups

When Drawing and Talking is run as a small group, or even as a whole-class, intervention, it can really help children open up and create empathy and understanding between peers. Owing to the nature of group work, sessions run over 1 term only, so for 6 weeks. However they last longer than the one-to-one interventions - usually 45 minutes to an hour.

Commitment

I cannot stress enough that the commitment to sessions is key to their effectivity. One-to-one interventions are strictly set to twelve 30minute sessions; that works out as once a week for the duration of two academic terms. Obviously life events and unforseen circumstances can happen, but it is very important that children are seen at the same time and place every week. This builds trust and an effective therapeutic bond, which will enable the intervention to develop and work as it should for the child to process what they need to.

Children learn best through play...

Whether it is through Drawing and Talking, Sandplay or Lego Therapy, these short-term interventions can help young children effectively learn about themselves.

How do we provide our services?

We provide services in three main ways, so you can pick the option that is most suitable for you. Please note that due to the nature of online and telephone counselling services, not only can we provide therapeutic services to anywhere in the country, but it enables us to offer a low-cost model for services if there is a need.

Face 2 Face

Face-to-face is perhaps the most familiar and traditional model for counselling. Sessions will take place in private, comfortable and safe spaces.

We will ensure that all relevant resources will be available for whatever therapeutic intervention or approach that you have chosen.

We would like to reassure you that if you have a certain need or request to make the space more comfortable, such as the repositioning of furniture or a sensory need etc, we will work with you to accommodate that need.

The counselling space and all resources are regularly cleaned.

Online/Video

Online counselling sessions take place in private and confidential spaces, over secure end-to-end encrypted software.

Teams: Users are required to download a small bit of easy to use software before use.
Doxy.Me: This option does not require any downloading of software for you to use it.

Online sessions enable working with anyone across the country. No matter where you are, we are here for you.

Telephone

Our telephone counselling sessions take place in private and confidential spaces, over secure lines.

As with the online counselling option, you would be responsible for ensuring that you are in a safe, confidential space and feel comfortable enough to talk.

Remote sessions delivered online or by telephone, also allow us to offer low-cost counselling options. If this would be of interest to you, do enquire for further information.