Psychotherapy

What conditions can Psychotherapy be used to treat?

Psychotherapy can be useful in treating a wide range of conditions, including:

  • Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Phobias
  • Unwanted habits
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Trauma
  • Depression

What actually is Psychotherapy?

What is psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is often referred to as “talk therapy,” and it’s a process where psychological issues, emotional struggles, and mental health concerns are addressed through communication between an individual and a licensed therapist. It’s like having a conversation with a trained professional who is there to support you and help you understand and manage your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
The methods and thinking behind psychotherapy have probably been around for as long as people have suffered problems, but the term itself goes back to around the 19th century and in the 20th century it was popularised by leading figures such as Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.

An important part of psychotherapy is storytelling. What do I mean by this? Well, there are stories that we tell ourselves every day, for example, “I’m somebody who is just not any good at things like X” or “I’m somebody who always has to do X”. Recognising these stories and understanding how we’ve come to believe them can help to start changing them.

One of my favourite sayings is “If you always do what you’ve always done – then you’ll always get what you always got.”

But if you’re reading this then you do want to make a change, don’t you?

I’d like to add that psychotherapy is not just for people struggling with severe mental health issues; it is also beneficial for anyone going through life changes, experiencing stress, or wanting to understand themselves better. It’s a partnership between you and your therapist, working together to promote positive change and growth. Whether it’s managing day-to-day stresses, exploring life choices, or dealing with major life crises, psychotherapy offers a supportive environment to help navigate life’s challenges.

How is Psychotherapy Used?

  1. Creating a Safe Space: Psychotherapy provides a confidential and non-judgmental space where you can share your worries, fears, and concerns, allowing you to explore and understand your thoughts and feelings more deeply.
  2. Understanding Issues: Through structured and collaborative conversations, a therapist helps you explore underlying issues, patterns, and triggers that may be causing distress, helping you to understand them better.
  3. Developing Coping Mechanisms: Therapist can assist you in developing healthier coping mechanisms and problem-solving strategies to manage stress, anxiety, depression, and other emotional challenges.
  4. Setting and Achieving Goals: Together with your therapist, you’ll set achievable goals and work towards them, focusing on your mental and emotional well-being.
  5. Improving Relationships: Psychotherapy can help you develop better interpersonal skills, communication strategies, and understand relationship dynamics, enhancing your connections with others.

What is hypno-psychotherapy?

You might have come to my site looking for hypnotherapy, and I do offer that. However, I am also a qualified and accredited hypno-psychotherapist, which takes many years of training.
It means that I can combine hypnotherapy with principles and practices from psychotherapy. In this way, I can help people with more complex problems than other hypnotherapists may be able to.

Are there different types of Psychotherapy?

Different psychotherapists subscribe to different forms of psychotherapy such as ‘Jungian’ (named after Carl Jung), Gestalt, and several others. My hypno-psychotherapy training is a form of ‘integrative psychotherapy’ that combines various schools of psychotherapy with hypnosis. A great advantage of this approach is that allows me to tailor therapy sessions to meet your unique needs, making it more flexible and less rigid.

Online Psychotherapy Sessions

If circumstances or distance make it difficult for you to meet in person, I am also able to offer online psychotherapy sessions.

How can you book a psychotherapy session?

If you are ready to book a psychotherapy session then please contact me using the form below and we can discuss your next step in more detail.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID SITUATION AND REGULATIONS I WILL ONLY BE PROVIDING ONLINE THERAPY SESSIONS. NO FACE TO FACE SESSIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL RESTRICTIONS ARE RELAXED.

    Where am I based?

    I’m based in Larbert. If you’re not sure how close that is to you, I’m:

    • 3.5 Miles from Falkirk (direct trains)
    • 9.1 Miles from Stirling (direct trains)
    • 9.9 Miles from Cumbernauld
    • 12.3 Miles from Linlithgow
    • 12.5 Miles from Alloa (direct trains)
    • 18 Miles from Dunfermline
    • 22.7 Miles from Glasgow (direct trains)
    • 30.7 Miles from Edinburgh (direct trains)