Services
Psychological help takes many forms. Depending on the kind of difficulty a client is facing, different kinds of support become useful. Whatever the form of the intervention, psychological help rests above all on listening carefully to the client. That should not be confused with simply letting someone get things off their chest. The person providing help is guided by empathy and by a wish to understand the other person. It means giving full attention and accompanying another person on the way through a difficulty. The choice of intervention depends on the kind of difficulty the client is experiencing, on their expectations regarding the therapist’s involvement and way of working, and on the professional judgement of the person providing help.
Counselling
Support for people who have temporarily lost the ability to cope with a problem on their own. From 1 to a dozen or so sessions.
- coping with difficult, conflictual, stressful and social situations
- low mood and depression
- the loss or illness of someone close
- experiencing physical, psychological, verbal or economic abuse
- relationship breakdown and a sense of loneliness
- unexpected difficult life events (job loss, illness, a change of surroundings)
- difficulties communicating with adolescent children
- trauma (for example following an accident, an assault or rape)
Psychological consultation (assessment)
An assessment and a set of recommendations. Usually about 3 sessions.
Psychological assessment covering:
disorders
- of behaviour (for example aggression, tics, communication, eating, addictions)
- of mood (depression, bipolar disorders)
- anxiety disorders (panic attacks, and those linked to severe stress, injury or environment)
- of early childhood (for example developmental delay, learning difficulties, attention deficit, behavioural problems, separation anxiety)
- cognitive and early adulthood difficulties (linked to learning, memory and association)
- of personality
- of a sexual nature
parenting difficulties
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Psychotherapy
Longer and more intensive work than counselling, based on the cognitive behavioural model (CBT). Usually at least 12 weeks.
- couples therapy
- mental health disorders (as listed above)
- post-traumatic stress