Integrative COUNSELLING in Warwick, Leamington, Kenilworth & online
Person Centred Counselling
In Person Centred Counselling the client is considered the expert in their own lives. The client decides how they would like sessions to go and what their goals are.
The therapist’s role is as a guide. Holding the space for the client to explore whatever it is they want to bring.
The counsellor will offer empathy, genuineness and acceptance.
The working relationship between counsellor and client is central. The offer of kindness, care and empathy encourages clients to talk about difficult subjects without judgement.
The counselling is non-directive in that the counsellor will not tell you what to do or give you homework to complete.
The aims of the counselling are agreed between the client and counsellor throughout the journey. Aims could include personal growth, finding meaning or purpose in life, increase self-esteem and inner understanding.
Counsellors speak of self-actualisation in that every person can grow or self-develop given the right circumstances.
The therapy can be used for long-term or short term.
Psychodynamic Counselling
A counsellor might focus on past events, childhood experiences that may have unconsciously affected current thoughts and feelings.
The therapeutic relationship like person-centred counselling is central to the experience. The therapeutic relationship can allow a client to fully explore their childhood and how past events could be influencing the present.
Free thinking is encouraged allowing a counsellor to hear an uncensored account of the client’s issues.
Psychodynamic Counselling is useful for helping with anxiety, depression, exploration of a client’s inner-self and relationship difficulties.
The therapy can be used for long-term or short-term depending on the goals of the client.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
A more directive approach compared to Person-Centred and Psychodynamic counselling.
Structured therapy is practical in application. Based on principles that thoughts, feelings and behaviours are all connected. Unhelpful or negative thoughts can have a negative impact on a person’s behaviour.
The goal of CBT to help clients identify the thoughts, feelings and behaviours and change them to improve wellbeing.
A counsellor will likely break down and help you visualise what is happening regarding emotions and behaviours on a whiteboard or paper using diagrams. The counsellor may also ask you to complete tasks outside of the counselling room including worksheets and journalling.
You will learn new skills and strategies to manage problems.
CBT can be used to help several issues including anxiety, depression, OCD and panic attacks.
CBT can be short term however this depends on needs of the client.
What does Integrative Counselling Mean?
An integrative counsellor can draw from several counselling approaches they have been trained to use.
In recognising that not all counselling theories work the same for everyone, a counsellor can discuss with a client a way forward and how each approach could help.
Integrative counselling is a flexible and collaborative approach, and techniques can be adjusted to meet the client’s needs.
A counsellor may introduce elements from the approaches they are trained in, or they may decide to use one approach. It all depends on the client’s requirements.
There is a strong focus on the therapeutic relationship.
Integrative counselling can be used for long-term or short-term.
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