
Behavioural
Therapy
The aim of therapy is to learn and practice behaviours to reduce the distress associated with a specific situation.

Cognitive
Behavioural Approaches
The aim of therapy is to change patterns of thinking and/or behaviour that have a negative impact on emotions.

Cognitive
Rehabilitation
Aims to restore and/or compensate for cognitive deficits resulting from brain damage or other illnesses.

Eye Movement Desensitisation
Reprocessing (EMDR)
The objective of therapy is to promote the integration of fragmented memories using bilateral stimulation (e.g.: saccadic or rapid horizontal eye movement) to facilitate hemispheric communication.

Mindfulness
Nurturing an intentional and non-judgemental focus of one’s own attention in the present moment is central to this approach. More information about mindfulness is available HERE.

Humanistic Approaches
Emphasise individuals’ own
expertise and capacity to heal.
Person-centered therapy and Gestalt therapy are humanistic approaches.

Systemic
Orientations
View the individual as a segment of a whole in a wider network of people. The interactions and dynamics within these networks are explored during therapy. Family therapy is a systemic approach.

Solution
Focused Therapy
This is a goal-directed approach that focuses on solutions rather than problems.

Psychodynamic
Approaches
Rely on increasing individuals’ awareness of their own inner world to influence relationships by exploring the therapeutic alliance.
