Psychotherapy

THE EXPLORATION AND TREATEMeNT OF DIFFICULT AND OFTEN PAINFUL, EMOTIONS AND EXPERIENCES.

Psychotherapy helps explore and address feelings of anxiety, depression, trauma or sometimes the loss of meaning in one's life. The process seeks to help the person gain an increased capacity for choice, through which the individual becomes more autonomous and self-determined. Psychotherapy may be provided for individuals or children, couples, families and in groups.  A psychotherapist thus works with people who have emotional, behavioural or psychological difficulties. The actual work is mainly to encourage the client to talk and explore their feelings, beliefs and thoughts and sometimes, relevant aspects of and events in their childhood and personal history. Psychotherapists work to help the client understand more about their problems and then make appropriate changes in their thinking and behaviour. As a result the work can last over quite a long term. Brief psychotherapy is also possible, especially to help someone resolve a more immediate crisis.