CBT is widely available on the NHS. It mainly focuses on the here and now and how thoughts can affect the way you feel and aims to change them. It focuses on how thoughts, feelings and behaviour interact. Focuses on the present and how learned thoughts and behaviour affect your reactions to situations. Computerised Cognitive
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DBT helps you to become more aware of your emotions and learn healthy ways of dealing with them. The main purpose of this therapy is to help you break the cycle of feeling very strong emotions such as being vulnerable and worthless. It helps you to learn that your emotions are acceptable and ways to
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Family intervention is where you and your family work with mental health professionals to help manage your relationships. This may be offered to people who live with you or who are in close contact The support will depend on what problems there are and the preferences you all have. This could be group family sessions
This type of therapy helps you understand how your past experiences shape your current behaviour. It can help you discuss your feelings you have about yourself and other people particularly family and those close to you Psychodynamic psychotherapy can be used in individual sessions, couples sessions, group psychotherapy and within family therapy
This type of therapy helps you understand how your past experiences help shape your current behaviour. It can help you discuss feelings you have about yourself and other people particularly family and those close to you It can be used in individual sessions, couples sessions, group psychotherapy sessions and family therapy
IPT is a short term therapy which is used to treat depression that may underly self harm. It focuses on your relationships with other people in the past and or present. It can help you identify issues that are causing you to feel depressed.
Schema therapy can help you to change negative patterns or beliefs you may have lived with for a long time. These patterns are called schemas. They can be developed in childhood or as adults. Some schemas that people may experience could be feeling, abandoned, vulnerable, afraid and very negative about the future It looks at
Mindfullness helps you focus on the present moment using techniques like meditation, slow breathing and yoga. It helps become more aware of your thoughts and feelings. By being mindful you can learn how to manage your thoughts and feelings and not overwhelmed by them. It is often used and incorparated with CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy
Mentalisation is being aware of what is going on in our own minds and that of others. It is mainly thoughts and feelings but can include intentions, desires, beliefs ect. It is the ability to reflect upon and understand one’s own state of mind and have insight into what one is feeling It is seen
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In counselling a therapist can find ways to deal with an emotional issue and can help you understand how you are feeling. It can help you if you are going through a difficult time in your life such as a life changing event that may trigger or worsen self harm. Such as bereavement, redundancy, major