Types of Therapy Articles
Have you often wondered, do therapists have therapists themselves? Have they been in the other chair? Can they really understand what you are going through? Do therapists have to go to therapy? There is no law here in the UK stipulating that qualified and practicing counsellors, psychotherapists, and counselling psychologists have to attend therapy themselves....
Like the idea of a therapy that is ‘interpersonal’? That helps you improve your relationships and social skills? But confused to see the terms ‘interpersonal therapy’ and also ‘dynamic interpersonal therapy‘ (DIT)? Are they or aren’t they the same thing? What is interpersonal therapy? ‘Interpersonal therapy’, or ‘IPT’, believes that by looking at and improving...
Find the new trend of therapy over video platforms terrifying? Feel more at ease sharing if someone isn’t looking at you? You’ll be happy to know that telephone counselling is still popular, and with good reason. What is telephone counselling? It’s exactly what it sounds. It means you do your talk therapy sessions over the...
Confused as to what kind of psychiatrist you need? What is neuropsychiatry anyway, and can it help your issue? What is neuropsychiatry? The word is essentially what it sounds like — an approach that is a hybrid of neuroscience and psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry combines an understanding of mental health disorders with one of brain and nervous...
Often second guess yourself? Spend a lot of time worrying what people think about you, or if they like you at all? Or sometimes get accused of overreacting or overthinking things? Mentalisation-based therapy might be for you. What is mentalisation-based therapy? Mentalisation-based therapy is a psychotherapy focussed on helping you have clearer and more correct...
Many talk therapies help by looking at your past experiences, and how you personally think and feel. But systemic therapy takes a very different approach to helping your feel better about yourself and your life. What is systemic therapy? Systemic psychotherapy believes we are interconnected to those around us. So any problems we face are...
by Andrea Blundell Been diagnosed with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or sure it’s your issue? What is an ADHD coach, and can one work for you? [Not sure if you do or don’t have adult ADHD? Try our free quiz now.] What is an ADHD coach? Coaching is a professional partnership that helps you...
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is currently one of the most popular types of talk therapy in the UK and also one of the most evidence-based (1). But what’s it all about? And what actually happens when you go to CBT counselling? Writer Andrea Blundell shares her personal experience of trying CBT. How I ended up trying...
Permaculture expert Geoff Lawton said, “all the world’s problems can be solved in a garden”. Could horticultural therapy even be the answer to mental health issues? Writer Elizabeth Waddington explores. What is horticultural therapy? Steven Davis, the executive director of the American Horticultural Therapy Association, defines it as: “a process through which plants, gardening activities,...
Rapid eye movement therapy, officially called ‘eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing’ or ‘EMDR’, was developed to help people who have experienced trauma. Fairly new, it’s already evidence-based. And it’s increasingly popular here in the UK. But what is it actually like to try? Are the rumours about flashing lights true? Writer Jo Love shares her...
