Adult Psychotherapy
Adult Psychotherapy is an in-depth therapy with a therapist who is highly trained to listen attentively and make sense of the things that are particularly troubling.
It is the most ambitious of all the therapies because it aims to explore underlying, often unconscious layers of the personality, which are invariably at the source of the troubling thoughts and behaviours and can be helpful for a broad range of psychological and emotional difficulties. For this reason, it tends to take place over a longer period of time than some other time-limited therapies.
People often find themselves thinking about their childhood when their thoughts start to flow freely, as childhood is such a formative time. However, the most important issues concern what is currently happening in one’s emotional life and relationships and how past experiences influence the present.
Psychotherapy is a brave thing to do. Though it can be relieving and liberating, it can also feel unnerving and painful as it may involve exploring difficult areas of oneself and experience that have been buried. For these reasons, it is very important to find a therapist one feels comfortable with and feels to be a good fit. The first consultation appointment provides an opportunity to make that decision before committing to therapy.
For further information visit the British Psychoanalytic Council Website: www.bpc.org.uk
What We Offer
· We always begin with a consultation session(s) to discuss the needs and wishes of the person before deciding upon the most appropriate treatment plan for each individual. This could include signposting to other services if appropriate.
· We offer short or longer-term therapy between once and three times per week. Much work can be achieved in once-a-week work for briefer periods depending on a person’s needs, but generally it is offered over a longer period of time. Some people may be better helped with their difficulties by attending more frequently.
Training
Adult Psychotherapists are trained specifically to work with Adults aged eighteen and above. The preparation and training for becoming a psychoanalytic or a psychodynamic psychotherapist is both very lengthy and rigorous and the British Psychoanalytic Council requires its training institutions to maintain the very highest standards, particularly with regard to the selection and admission to those training to become psychotherapists. All those training must undergo their own personal intensive psychotherapy at a minimum of three times per week for psychoanalytic psychotherapists and minimum once per week for psychodynamic psychotherapists, over the duration of the training (no less than five years). This enables the therapist to identify with their patients without being judgmental. Most importantly a psychotherapist needs to have passion, commitment and dedication to their patients and profession to undergo such an intensive training.