Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a method of treating many mental health problems. Using a variety of approaches, the psychotherapists at Counselling UK are able to tailor treatment to each patient.

Our offices are located in London, including Surrey, Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire, Kent and Sussex, meaning you’re never far away from our excellent team of psychotherapists and counsellors.

Person centred and humanistic psychotherapy

Humanistic therapy aims to allow you to work at your full potential. By offering a supportive environment, the therapist helps you discover the reasons for your feelings, emotions, and problems. A humanist psychotherapist works to be understanding and nonjudgmental, which gives you the ability to understand more about yourself.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy

If the problems you face today are rooted in your past experiences, psychodynamic therapy might be the right choice for you. In this type of therapy, your psychotherapist or counsellor helps your work through issues in your past. By revisiting the problems in your past, you are able to let go of them and handle your current situation with more freedom.

In many psychodynamic psychotherapy sessions, the psychotherapist will act as a stand in for somebody from your past, such as a parent or spouse. As the patient, you speak to this significant person as a way of resolving the issues that are causing problems for you now.

Psychoanalytical psychotherapy

Based on the work of Sigmund Freud, psychoanalytical therapy sessions allow you to uncover the subconscious feelings and emotions that may be causing your mental health problems. This occurs through free association sessions, in which you speak about whatever comes to mind.

The psychoanalytical therapist listens to these innermost thoughts and helps you uncover their hidden meanings. By discovering these meanings, you can work on the deeper issues that are causing your problems.

Existential psychotherapy

If you are struggling with the challenges of everyday life, existential therapy might be the right choice for you. This type of therapy is often used by psychotherapists treating anxiety. This is because the therapy sessions allow you to examine how you are interacting with the world and to understand the choices you are making.

By developing a greater understanding of these choices, you and your psychotherapist are able to find alternative choices that you can make in future situations. It is a therapy that aims to help with the problems you may encounter everyday, such as work and relationship stresses.

To find out more about the psychotherapists and counsellors at Counselling UK, to make an appointment, or to learn more about the types of UK counselling and psychotherapy we offer, give us a call today.