Therapy for Children, Adolescents, Adults,
and Couples

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a powerful, evidence-based approach that helps individuals break free from the cycle of negative thinking and unhelpful behaviours.

The idea behind CBT is simple: our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours are interconnected, and by changing the way we think, we can influence how we feel and act.

This therapy is particularly effective for individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, and a wide range of emotional and behavioural challenges.

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) is designed to help you understand how your relationships affect your mental health and emotional well-being.

Whether you're struggling with grief, navigating a major life change, or facing conflicts in your personal life, IPT offers practical strategies to improve the way you relate to others and address interpersonal issues that may contribute to emotional distress.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is about more than just coping with difficult thoughts and feelings. It’s a transformative approach that teaches you how to embrace life’s challenges and move toward what truly matters to you.

At its core, ACT helps individuals increase psychological flexibility by learning to accept emotions and thoughts without letting them control behaviour. Instead of trying to eliminate distress, ACT empowers you to engage in life in a more mindful and purposeful way.

Through six fundamental processes—acceptance, cognitive diffusion, mindfulness, self-as-context, values clarification, and committed action—ACT helps you navigate life with greater resilience. This therapy approach helps you distance yourself from negative thoughts, break free from unhelpful patterns, and focus on what you truly value, whether that’s family, career, health, or personal growth.

What sets ACT apart is its focus on mindful awareness and taking purposeful action based on your values, not your fears. We’ll work together to clarify what’s important to you and develop strategies to move forward in ways that align with your values, even in the face of emotional discomfort. This approach promotes lasting change by fostering self-compassion and increasing your capacity to handle life’s uncertainties with confidence.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured therapeutic approach primarily used to help individuals process and heal from traumatic memories. It was developed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but it is also effective for a wide range of emotional and psychological issues, including anxiety, depression, and phobias.

EMDR helps individuals process distressing memories by engaging in bilateral stimulation, which typically involves following guided eye movements.

The therapy involves eight phases, beginning with assessment and preparation, where the therapist works with the client to identify specific memories and develop coping strategies. During the reprocessing phase, the client recalls the traumatic event while simultaneously engaging in bilateral stimulation (e.g., eye movements, taps, or sounds), which helps the brain reprocess the memory.

This process aims to reduce the emotional intensity and negative beliefs associated with the trauma, enabling clients to gain more adaptive perspectives and emotional responses.

EMDR is unique in that it does not require clients to talk in detail about their traumatic experiences. Instead, it targets the way memories are stored in the brain, helping to desensitise them and reframe negative beliefs. It is a highly effective treatment for trauma-related conditions, with many individuals reporting significant reductions in symptoms and distress following treatment.

Our approach to EMDR is client-centred and compassionate, ensuring that clients feel safe and supported throughout the process. We provide a structured, trauma-informed environment to guide clients through the stages of EMDR, helping them process past experiences and develop healthier emotional responses moving forward.

Schema Therapy is an integrative approach designed for individuals dealing with long-standing emotional struggles, often rooted in childhood experiences. It helps you identify and transform deeply ingrained patterns, known as schemas, that influence your thoughts, behaviours, and relationships. These schemas can develop early in life and can often drive negative cycles of behaviour and emotional pain throughout adulthood.

Unlike traditional therapies that focus only on current thoughts or behaviours, Schema Therapy works to uncover the origins of these core beliefs and reshape them for the future. By combining elements of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), experiential therapy, and attachment theory, Schema Therapy helps you understand how your early experiences shaped your current mindset, and how you can begin to change these patterns.

In our sessions, we’ll explore your personal history, identify your schemas, and work together to reframe unhelpful beliefs. You’ll develop healthier coping strategies and work toward becoming more connected with your “Healthy Adult” mode—a part of you that can respond to challenges with maturity and wisdom. The goal of Schema Therapy is to help you break free from self-destructive patterns and build healthier ways of thinking, feeling, and interacting with others.

If you’ve been stuck in unhelpful patterns or feel that your past continues to impact your present, Schema Therapy may offer the deep, transformative change you need. Together, we’ll create a plan that addresses the root causes of your distress and promotes lasting healing.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a specialised approach designed for individuals who experience intense emotions and struggle with emotional regulation. Developed to treat individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), DBT has since proven highly effective for various mental health challenges, such as depression, anxiety, and self-destructive behaviours. It combines elements of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) with mindfulness and acceptance strategies to help you find balance and build emotional resilience.

DBT is structured around four key skill areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills work together to help you better understand and manage your emotions, reduce impulsive behaviours, and improve your relationships with others. DBT empowers you to learn how to tolerate difficult situations without resorting to unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as self-harm or substance use.

In therapy, we’ll work together to develop practical strategies that you can apply in your daily life. This might involve learning how to be more present with your emotions, how to tolerate distressing situations, how to regulate emotional intensity, and how to communicate more effectively with others. By focusing on real-world applications, DBT helps you improve your quality of life and build a foundation of emotional strength that allows you to face challenges head-on.

DBT is particularly beneficial if you find it difficult to manage overwhelming emotions or if your relationships are often strained. If you're ready to build the skills needed to create lasting change, DBT can provide the tools you need to lead a more balanced, fulfilling life.

Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) is a goal-oriented, strengths-based therapeutic approach that focuses on finding solutions rather than delving deeply into the causes of problems. It is a future-focused and pragmatic approach, designed to help clients identify their existing resources and strengths to create positive change. Rather than focusing on past issues, SFT encourages clients to envision their desired future and work collaboratively to identify concrete steps to achieve those goals.

In SFT, the therapist and client explore what is working well in the client’s life and build on those successes. The therapist asks empowering questions that help the client recognise their strengths, set achievable goals, and develop practical strategies for overcoming challenges. This approach is often short-term and is particularly effective for individuals who are seeking quick, tangible solutions to specific problems, such as relationship difficulties, career concerns, or life transitions.

We use Solution-Focused Therapy to empower clients, boost self-efficacy, and help them take actionable steps toward their goals. It is especially effective for clients who are motivated to make changes and are looking for practical tools to address their current challenges. SFT can be particularly beneficial in helping individuals who feel stuck or overwhelmed, as it focuses on what is possible in the present and future.