Learn about my approach to Counselling & Therapy, and how I can help you overcome:
How do we determine if a particular type of psychotherapy works? (link)
What do you mean by empirically supported treatments? (link)
Forbes Magazine article on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) (link)
New York Times article about mindfulness-based therapy (link)
My Approach to Counselling and Therapy
Making the decision to look into counselling or therapy is a big step, and trying to find the right counsellor or therapist can be challenging and intimidating.
It's important to find a therapist whom you're comfortable with and can trust.
To give you an idea of what you can expect when we first meet, let me tell you a bit about the way I approach counselling and therapy and how I would work with you. When you first come for counselling or therapy:
We'll examine your feelings and emotions and how these are affecting you, and ways you can learn to cope with and tolerate difficult moods and emotions more comfortably. We'll look at your behaviours and patterns of thinking and self-talk, and explore the relationships between your feelings, thoughts and behaviour, and changes you can make to help you start feeling better.
To give you an idea of what you can expect when we first meet, let me tell you a bit about the way I approach counselling and therapy and how I would work with you. When you first come for counselling or therapy:
- We'll look at your current situation and the challenges you're facing.
- We'll examine the changes you'd like to see and what you’re hoping to get from our work together.
- We’ll figure out what needs to occur in order for these changes to take place.
- We’ll explore the most effective, respectful and empowering ways to help you achieve these changes.
We'll examine your feelings and emotions and how these are affecting you, and ways you can learn to cope with and tolerate difficult moods and emotions more comfortably. We'll look at your behaviours and patterns of thinking and self-talk, and explore the relationships between your feelings, thoughts and behaviour, and changes you can make to help you start feeling better.
Theoretical Orientation to Counselling and Therapy
I use empirically-supported treatments whenever possible, which are therapy approaches that clinical research has found to be effective for specific issues. However, since everybody is different—and the reasons that people seek counselling or therapy often don't fit into easily defined categories—I don't believe that there is any single approach to counselling and therapy that will always work best for everyone.
I'm dedicated to working with you to figure out the more effective combination of ideas and techniques for you, depending on your individual situation, your strengths, your goals, and your needs. Our work together will be tailored to what works best and is most comfortable for you.
I have training and experience in a number of different approaches to counselling and therapy including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based therapy, solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, and psychodynamic therapy and I integrate elements from all of these methods into my work.
I'm dedicated to working with you to figure out the more effective combination of ideas and techniques for you, depending on your individual situation, your strengths, your goals, and your needs. Our work together will be tailored to what works best and is most comfortable for you.
I have training and experience in a number of different approaches to counselling and therapy including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based therapy, solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, and psychodynamic therapy and I integrate elements from all of these methods into my work.