The goal of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is to help you identify the irrational thoughts and beliefs that are hurting you and replace them with positive ones. You will learn how to feel in control of your thoughts and how you can make better choices. Your concentration, motivation, relationships, sleep and health will be explored and any negative patterns of behaviour will be challenged.

CBT is considered to be a short form of therapy, where the focus is on examining specific parts of your self-structure, the parts that leave you feeling drained from excessive worry or depression.

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on the manifestation of unconscious processes in the client's present behaviour. A key feature being the belief that our behaviour and feelings as adults are rooted in our childhood experiences. The psychodynamic or psychoanalytic approach, as it is also known, explores the innate drives that motivate our behaviour. The main goal of psychodynamic therapy is for the client to attain greater awareness and understanding of the influence of past on present behaviour.

In psychodynamic therapy, various techniques can be used to encourage the client in developing insights into their behaviour, these include; free association, Freudian slips, Rorschach test, dream analysis and transference analysis.

Art therapy is a therapeutic approach using art-making to express hidden parts of the unconscious, that which may be referred to as non-verbal. For art therapy to be a success there is absolutely no requirement to have any flair for art or even an interest in art, as this process is concerned with client's inner experience of the creative process and in no way based on the quality of the art produced.

Whilst, play therapy is primarily used with younger children, it may also be used to attend to a variety of health challenges experienced by adults, especially when incorporated with other treatment modalities. As is the case with art therapy, where these creative approaches are provided in a safe environment, they have proven highly effective in supporting adults to approach more serious psychological issues.

Mindfulness is simply being present in the moment. So for you (the reader), mindfulness or being mindful would relate to your intentions towards yourself and your senses, how you feel right now as you read this! Mindfulness meditation is a mental practise that can be easily learned. It is about being conscious of your breath, slowing your thought processes right down and letting go of negativity. The expected result is that you can calm both your mind and body.

Being kind towards yourself is the ultimate goal of meditation! In doing this there is an opportunity for emotional growth, where you gain more control over your emotions and intentions towards others. Think of it as the ultimate gift that you can give to yourself.