Person-Centred
CBT
Creative
Psychotherapy
Bereavement
Transactionaal Analysis
Play Therapy
Psychodynamic
A brief History of counselling.
Counselling, or talking therapies, is a fairly recent term. It didn't come into the English language until the 1960s.
German Neurologist - Sigmund Freud is regarded as the 'Father of talking Therapies ' who began Psychoanalysis as the initial form of a 'talking cure' in the late 1800s
His pioneering work has developed into different types or modalities over the years.
At Bingley Counselling our team are trained in various modalities.
Types of therapies
Person-centred Therapy
Person or client-centred therapy is based on the view that everyone has the capacity and desire for personal growth and change, given the right conditions. Rather than being seen as the expert and directing the therapy, the counsellor offers unconditional positive regard, empathy and congruence to help you come to terms with any negative feelings and to change and develop in your own way.
CBT
CBT aims to help you change the way you think (cognitive) and what you do (behaviour). Rather than looking at past causes, it focuses on current problems and practical solutions to help you feel better now.
The way we think about situations affects the way we feel and behave. If we view a situation negatively, we may experience negative emotions and feelings which lead us to behave in an unhelpful way. Your therapist will help you identify and challenge any negative thinking so you can deal with situations better and behave in a more positive way
CBT can be helpful for depression, anxiety, stress, phobias, obsessions, eating disorders and managing long term conditions.
Creative Therapy
Creative therapy includes a wide range of techniques which can help you find a way of expressing yourself beyond words or traditional talking therapies. It can include drawing and talking, art therapy, writing and sand play. Therapists may use different approaches at different times to suit the needs of the client.
Creative therapists are psychological therapists who have arts-based experience and training in psychological interventions such as art to help clients communicate and explore feelings and emotions.
Psychotherapy
The psychodynamic approach is derived from psychoanalysis, but focuses on immediate problems to try to provide a quicker solution. It stresses the importance of the unconscious and past experience in shaping current behaviour. A therapist will aim to build an accepting and trusting relationship, encouraging you to talk about your childhood relationships with your parents and other significant people. It also uses similar techniques to psychoanalysis, including free association, interpretation and especially transference, where feelings you experienced in previous significant relationships are projected onto the therapist.
Transactional Analysis
Transactional analysis is a comprehensive approach which incorporates aspects of humanistic, cognitive-behavioural and psychodynamic therapy. It categorises the human personality into three states: Parent, Adult and Child – which can help you understand how you interact with your inner child and other people.
Therapists also look at how your beliefs and the way you interpret the world around you can create recurrent and problematic patterns of behaviour, and will work with you to help you to change.
Bereavement
Bereavement can be any significent loss. It is usually the death of a loved one.
Bereavement can also deal with loss of physical health, career, future plans.
It also helps with coming to terms with the other changes we experience through the loss, such as change of role wihin a family and added new responsibilities, such as looking after finances.
It can help to give you the hope and belief that you can carry on.
Play Therapy
Play Therapy is a type of therapy where play and art materials are used as the main way for people to express themselves.
Using play in therapy helps people to express themselves in their own way; especially if they are struggling to understand how they are feeling, or are finding it hard to put their experiences into words. Play Therapy can be a particularly helpful approach for children in need of therapeutic support.
The psychodynamic approach is derived from psychoanalysis, but focuses on immediate problems to try to provide a quicker solution. It stresses the importance of the unconscious and past experience in shaping current behaviour. A therapist will aim to build an accepting and trusting relationship, encouraging you to talk about your childhood relationships with your parents and other significant people. It also uses similar techniques to psychoanalysis, including free association, interpretation and especially transference, where feelings you experienced in previous significant relationships are projected onto the therapist.