Psychotherapy

What to expect
The initial session is about finding out what is going on for you and why you feel you want to come into therapy.  This may include a number of symptoms ie overwhelm, anxiety, depression, low self esteem, grief or suicidal thoughts.

The next few sessions
These involve taking a personal history to explore whether there are any underlying issues ie past traumas, life experiences or any diagnosed or undiagnosed problems you may already have been struggling with. 
This helps to set the background for your current difficulties and gives us something to work with, as there are often patterns which are initially formed in the past. 

On going sessions
Psychotherapy works best over time, your history and the reasons you have come into therapy will be explored and worked through with gentleness and compassion.  This can take time depending on what you have been through, how strong these patterns are and what you wish to achieve.  I Initially advise at least six weeks, but to gain any real depth of understanding I would suggest six months onwards, preferably on a weekly bases.  Psychotherapy is not a quick fix and it takes commitment and courage.  However the journey is always rewarding albeit difficult at times.

Benefits of psychotherapy
Coming into therapy is like bearing witness to your own journey, often for the first time, as this process unfolds together we can establish what is holding you back and work towards a more fruitful and positive future.
I believe the aim of Core Process Psychotherapy is to uncover what is at the core of our being and using this as a place where we can explore the possibility of well being, a sense of true happiness and an end to what is causing our suffering.