Solution-Focused Brief Therapy concentrates on finding solutions in the present time and exploring one's hopes for the future to find quicker resolution of problems. It aims for more speed than traditional forms of therapy that take time to analyse problems, pathology and past life events.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy assumes you know what you need to do to improve your own life and are capable of finding the best solutions with the appropriate coaching and questioning.

We take a three staged approach to trauma-informed therapy.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex trauma (C-PTSD) may come about from a single traumatic experience multiple or prolonged exposures.

You may experience trauma through neglect, bullying or medical issues; abuse of a sexual, physical, emotional or vicarious nature; a disaster that is natural, man-made or technological; war or terrorism.

A three-staged approach to trauma therapy brings together a variety of therapeutic approaches.

Stage 1 focuses on engaging and resourcing you with skills to provide safety and stability.

Stage 2 focuses on applying previously learned coping skills whilst working through the traumatic memories.

Finally, Stage 3 consolidates what you've learned so you have strategies to enhance your personal and relational wellbeing.

The aim of psychotherapy is to bring unconscious or deeply buried thoughts and feelings to the conscious mind. Then, experiences and emotions that may be forgotten about can be brought to the surface and examined. Working together, your therapist will work with you to look at how these forgotten memories affect thinking, behaviour, and relationships.

Narrative therapy views people as separate from their problems. This allows you to get some distance from an issue to see how it might actually be helping them or protecting them more than it is hurting them. This new perspective can help you be empowered to make changes in thought patterns and behaviour.

Narrative Therapy can support you to 'rewrite' your life story for a future that reflects who you are, what you are capable of, and what your purpose is, separate from any problems.

Person-centred therapy uses a non-authoritative approach that allows you to take more of a lead in discussions so you discover your own solutions. The therapist acts as a compassionate facilitator, listening without judgment. They'll acknowledge your experience without moving the conversation in another direction. You’ll have someone there to encourage and support you through the therapeutic process without interrupting or interfering with your process of self-discovery.

IDT is a creative process of disclosure and discovery that allows you to express yourself through drawing. It is especially helpful if you're struggling to articulate your thoughts and feelings.

Your therapist can help you decode the nonverbal messages, symbols, and metaphors that arise in your art. In turn, this helps you to better understand your feelings and behaviour, so you can move on to resolve deeper issues.