The initial assessment session takes 1 hour. All subsequent sessions gradually reduce in length, anything from 2 hours down to 1/2 an hour and occur at intervals determined by the individual’s needs and specific issues. Included in the therapy programme is a weekly email to re-cap and self-driven homework tasks – this allows the practitioner to monitor progress and emotional state in between sessions.
I do undertake work with children, depending on their specific issues. Sessions with children are always only undertaken in the child’s home environment with parents in the vicinity or in the child’s school environment. Assessment sessions for anyone under the age of 18 last half and hour, and more often than not incorporate the practice therapy dog.
All therapy sessions are conducted face to face, using email contact as additional support.
All sessions are totally confidential, and run at a pace to suit the individual. The session format is to have a clear goal and end point, in order to empower the patient and provide a focus. All our clients leave the practice with the ability to face their future with effective, ingrained methods to problem solve on their own terms without the need to continually return to guided therapy sessions.
By having an understanding and open outlook, yet remaining thorough and meticulous, I attempt to instill quiet confidence in people. I work with patients using Psychological treatment approaches, hypnotherapy and / or Neuro-linguistic Programming as the primary formats. Alongside this, I very often work alongside Dot, the practice therapy dog when working with children. I work with clients as the facilitator, to provide them with a skill set that they can access throughout their lives in a stress-free way, feeling calm and in control.
Having said that, there are always limitations to the expertise of any practitioner, which is why the approach within the practice is one of referral where necessary. The result of this method is that all clients benefit from a holistic and balanced treatment process. I will always recommend other therapists where it is evident the client needs one or more sessions with an alternative practitioner who has a different skill set and area of expertise.
I do however, also see clients for other problems listed below. These clients are assessed on a case by case basis to make sure the method in which I work would be suitable:
I am certified to offer 1:1 or group workshops with adults. The work I currently do with under 18’s is solely with our Therapy dog, Dotty, who can assist in school settings, with aspects of a child’s life, that trigger anxiety. Please contact me for more information.
