Psychotherapy - Nature of Therapy
| Psychotherapy is the practice of helping people with troublesome thoughts, feelings, or behaviours - using psychological methods. Whichever the particular variety of psychotherapy, it should be offered to clients with sensitivity and compassion, so as to meet their individual needs, with sessions that are open, agreeable and empowering. Importantly, effective and reliable techniques for helping people to overcome problems are based upon good scientific evidence. It is in this respect that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is especially well-founded. From time to time, everyone experiences life events that cause distress, and at such times psychotherapy may be helpful. Common difficulties for which psychotherapy in general, and CBT in particular, may be beneficial include: |
• stress, anxiety, phobias and panic • obsessive compulsive disorder • post-traumatic stress disorder • social anxiety, shyness, shame / humiliation • performance anxiety • difficulties in expressing emotions • health anxiety • sexual dysfunction • irritable bowel syndrome • depression, postnatal depression and bereavement • bipolar disorder • family / relationship distress and / or instability • low self-esteem • excessive envy or jealousy • anger management • conflict resolution • eating disorders • psychological reactions to health problems • occupational problems • Asperger's syndrome • addictions • chronic fatigue syndrome • pain management • insomnia • moderating certain symptoms associated with Multiple Sclerosis |
