Whatever difficulties clients may be experiencing, I see them as whole, resourceful and authors of their own recoveries. It’s been said that you can live your life, or re-live your life, but you can’t do both at the same time. It can be helpful to have an understanding of your current stress, but then moving forward is key. It’s more important to identify the solution than understand the problem. I work from the approach known as the Human Givens and will help you develop a strategy for recovery, no matter what your situation. The right kind of counselling has proved to be as, if not more, effective than drug treatments for anxiety and depression.
Human Givens therapy
This branch of psychology is the first truly bio-psycho-social model of psychotherapy. The central tenet or ‘organising idea’ is based on emotional needs we have as human beings; and our innate resources to get those needs met. When a person has all their emotional needs met in balance, they cannot be mentally unwell.
Human Givens therapy sets out to find out which emotional needs may be out of balance and how a person may be mis-using their resources. Trauma, grief, disappointment, unfulfilled expectations and stress can all tip the balance. It will help you understand why, in neuro-biological terms, you may be experiencing difficult times. It’s been shown that, when we are highly emotional our thinking brains cannot function. When you have learnt to calm the mind and relax, you will find more options opening as you tap into your own innate resources.
Mostly, with the support of family and friends, people move through difficult times and they are temporary. When symptoms of, for example, anxiety, depression or anger persist to the extent that your life and relationships are affected, Human Givens brief, solution focused therapy can help you back on track.
Treating emotional distress
The human givens approach has been developed from the latest scientific understanding of how the brain works. It is part of our survival mechanism that an emotional reaction will precede cognitive action. Any therapeutic intervention therefore, must first seek to lower emotional arousal. When asked to scale their levels of anxiety or stress at the beginning and end of a session, the majority of clients report feeling calmer after just one session. Once the client has described the current situation, a typical human givens session will include a period of guided imagery in which deep relaxation is experienced and a more resourceful, fulfilling future can begin in the imagination. Clients are invited to set milestones, so they can map their progress.
I particularly specialise in areas of stress, anxiety, depression and PTSD. Guided imagery and deep relaxation has also proved helpful for patients who suffer from physical pain and illness.
What’s brief?
Sometimes people are concerned that brief therapy is a ‘sticking plaster’ technique. In fact research shows that it is at least as effective as any other approach. The term ‘brief’ relates more to the type of interventions which may be used, rather than the length of the therapy, although many people find solutions to their difficulties in just one or two sessions. The usual number of sessions is four to six. If you’re keen immediately to start moving towards a brighter life, this approach can help.
When physical and emotional needs are met in balance we have lives that work.
Human Givens
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Human Givens therapy
This branch of psychology is the first truly bio-psycho-social model of psychotherapy. The central tenet or ‘organising idea’ is based on emotional needs we have as human beings; and our innate resources to get those needs met. When a person has all their emotional needs met in balance, they cannot be mentally unwell.
Human Givens therapy sets out to find out which emotional needs may be out of balance and how a person may be mis-using their resources. Trauma, grief, disappointment, unfulfilled expectations and stress can all tip the balance. It will help you understand why, in neuro-biological terms, you may be experiencing difficult times. It’s been shown that, when we are highly emotional our thinking brains cannot function. When you have learnt to calm the mind and relax, you will find more options opening as you tap into your own innate resources.
Mostly, with the support of family and friends, people move through difficult times and they are temporary. When symptoms of, for example, anxiety, depression or anger persist to the extent that your life and relationships are affected, Human Givens brief, solution focused therapy can help you back on track.
Treating emotional distress
The human givens approach has been developed from the latest scientific understanding of how the brain works. It is part of our survival mechanism that an emotional reaction will precede cognitive action. Any therapeutic intervention therefore, must first seek to lower emotional arousal. When asked to scale their levels of anxiety or stress at the beginning and end of a session, the majority of clients report feeling calmer after just one session. Once the client has described the current situation, a typical human givens session will include a period of guided imagery in which deep relaxation is experienced and a more resourceful, fulfilling future can begin in the imagination. Clients are invited to set milestones, so they can map their progress.
I particularly specialise in areas of stress, anxiety, depression and PTSD. Guided imagery and deep relaxation has also proved helpful for patients who suffer from physical pain and illness.
What’s brief?
Sometimes people are concerned that brief therapy is a ‘sticking plaster’ technique. In fact research shows that it is at least as effective as any other approach. The term ‘brief’ relates more to the type of interventions which may be used, rather than the length of the therapy, although many people find solutions to their difficulties in just one or two sessions. The usual number of sessions is four to six. If you’re keen immediately to start moving towards a brighter life, this approach can help.
When physical and emotional needs are met in balance we have lives that work.