Our Therapy

Life can present us with stresses and events that make us feel out of control, or overwhelmed, counselling offers confidential professional support and guidance for working through these challenges.  It is one to one engagement with a Counsellor that helps you navigate any stressor, difficulty or crisis that you may be experiencing.  You could be experiencing a dissatisfaction with life, like you have no sense of direction, purpose.  By listening attentively the counsellor can perceive the difficulties and help the client see things with greater clarity and have different perspectives.  Counselling is a way of openly discussing options and if necessary, bringing about change that is right for the person.  It is a talk therapy that provides one with a safe and supportive environment to explore what they are experiencing, feeling and fearing.  

Having the assistance and support of a counsellor can help equip you as you move forward.  Sometimes life events can be too challenging to manage by oneself.  A trained counsellor can offer confidential support and understanding, and can explore your own resources and discover ways to assist you to cope and manage in times of stress.

Sessions will generally be held at the same time and place each week and will last 50 minutes.

Our counselling services covers the below:

·         Depression

·         Anxiety / Stress

·         Work related stress / Bullying in the work place

·         Bereavement / Loss

·         Confidence / Esteem / Assertiveness

·         PTSD

·         Suicidal Ideation

·         Addiction – Both the addicted and the family/friends of addicted persons.

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Psychotherapy is another talk therapy.  Similar to counselling in a number of ways however psychotherapy is a more in depth process and lasts longer than supportive counselling.  When undergoing psychotherapy both the client and the therapist engage at a much deeper level.  One will explore in depth their feelings, beliefs and thoughts including past experiences from childhood through to adulthood.  Developing a strong therapeutic alliance with your therapist is crucial to this work.  The client shares personal and sometimes traumatic experiences, emotions can be challenging and frightening, one needs to be able to trust their psychotherapist to support them through that personal journey.  The therapeutic relationship is essential to effective treatment.  Within this relationship the client can confront and understand their underlying issues and problems.  A courageous curiosity is required by the client and this is facilitated by the psychotherapist.  This ultimately enables the client a broader understanding of themselves.

Sessions will generally be held at the same time and place each week and will last 50 minutes.

There are different approaches to psychotherapy, a few practiced here Timeout Counselling & Psychotherapy are below:

·         CBT

·         Humanistic Psychotherapy

·         Integrative Psychotherapy

·         Gestalt Psychotherapy

·         Existential Psychotherapy

·         Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Online sessions are held from the safety of your own home  at a time that is convenient for you through our easy scheduling platform.