Psychotherapy:

Psychotherapy is the provision by qualified practitioners of a formal and professional relationship within which patients/clients can explore difficult, and often painful, emotions and experiences.

These may include feelings of anxiety, depression, trauma, or perhaps what is perceived as the loss of meaning of one's life.  It is a process which seeks to help the person concerned gain an increased capacity for choice, through which the individual becomes more autonomous and self-determined.

With the help of psychotherapy, people are not only able to enjoy better mental health.  Psychotherapy may be provided for adult individuals, children, couples, families and groups

The profession is regulated through organisations such as the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, who say patient opinion has continually shown strong support for psychotherapy.

Gestalt Psychotherapy

The approach is holistic and

concentrates on where you are

Is Gestalt therapy the right approach for me?

Elsewhere on this site you will read of my approach. There are many approaches to therapy.  How will you know which is right for you? For me it was a matter of comfortableness and safety with my therapist.  This I discovered through meeting my therapist.

I will check with you what your expectations and fears are around therapy.  If I am not the therapist for you I am happy to recommend others, and alternative approaches for you.

In therapy it is you that is important.

Talking Therapies: This is a booklet published by the Department of Health, clicking on the link will open the page in a new window

 Department of Health, Publication policy and guidance, Talking Therapies

This open in a separate window. Sherwood Training Institute Code of Ethics