Why?
It is useful for EVERYONE. "You
don’t have to be ill to get better”.
It's probably true to
say that for the vast majority, psychotherapy
is still popularly associated with being “ill” or having
something wrong with you. When it is realised that those things which
are perceived as problems, are very often simply manifestations of misinterpretation
of the situations we find our selves in, it is possible to see problems
quite differently, and know that the emotional pain we are feeling could
be either unneccessary or just too much for the situation.
All therapists are all required to experience psychotherapy of some sort as part of the their training and everyone finds something they may choose to work with.
Psychotherapy
is different from counselling in that there are often challenges and
exercises, specifically designed to change ways of thinking and feeling.
Some forms of psychotherapy are quite process driven. Some forms of counselling,
on the other hand, are useful for gaining insights, but often fall short
of producing the required change in some cases. Insights form the basis
for change, not the substance. A physical analogy can help here ...
“If you have a pain in your leg after a fall, the knowledge alone
that it is a fracture does not cure the injury, but it does indicate
appropriate care.” Insight alone is not enough! Please note that
not everyone shares this view.
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Which approach?
Some types of problems respond well to particular modes of therapy.
There are literally scores of different therapeutic approaches and so for the potential client, the task of finding the right approach may be quite difficult. In addition, many therapists specialise in but one approach and whilst they can opine the suitability of their approach for a specific issue, they may not be well placed to comment on a best course of action and are unlikely to be able to switch approaches should their therapeutic route be blocked or their client can not “do” their approach.
For this reason, John has sought to integrate approaches from a broad
base of differing schools.
John uses five distinct approaches which
form the basis of this synthesis or psychotherapy. You may find these
pages useful in understanding how these approaches are used;
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Rational Emotive (Behaviour) Therapy (REBT)
Eye-Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
Hypno-psychotherapy
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