What is
Psychotherapy?
The terms 'counselling', 'therapy' and 'psychotherapy' are often used interchangeably. 'Psychotherapy' usually refers to longer term support, allowing the time and space to go deeper into the difficulties a person may face. However, at Therapy with Rosie we can work either long and short term, depending on your needs and wishes.
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The aim of psychotherapy is to allow you to identify and understand your problems, the first steps to implementing positive changes to resolve these issues. This is helped by having a safe place provided, facilitated by a therapist like myself. Often the work means looking at the foundations of the problems, and may involve exploring past experiences and how these have informed your belief systems. You will gain a deeper level of self awareness and build up a toolbox of skills to help you manage better and improve your quality of life.
If you have an open curiosity about yourself and motivation to increase your understanding, then you are likely ready to give psychotherapy a go.
Therapy Techniques Explained
Integrative Psychotherapy
Therapy with Rosie can incorporate attachment theory, person centered and cognitive behavioural therapy. Depending on the issues that you are bringing to therapy and the changes that you are looking to make, we will adapt the approach and style to your needs.
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Attachment theory considers past and present relationships, often exploring childhood relationships and attachments which have informed our development and current sense of self. Therapeutic work may include processing early experiences and/or trauma.
The nature of working from a person centered approach would mean staying very present in our sessions together, focusing on what arises for you in that moment. The idea is that creating a safe space, with the therapist showing trust and empathy, enables you to be curious about the feelings and experiences that come up.
Cognitive behavioural work, as the name suggests, looks at cognitions (thoughts), emotions and behaviours, and how these interact with one another. We may consider unhelpful thinking styles and challenge behaviours associated with those ways of thinking. It is often goal orientated.​
My background was initially in creative expressive therapies, where I studied using creativity as a means to aid self expression. Growing up I immersed myself in art, particularly finding a love for watercolour, and through my studies experimented with a variety of mediums both in relation to art but also music, dance and drama. Many clients benefit from drawing, writing, role play, or might share music or lyrics that they can relate to, utilising these within the therapy space.
Alongside talking in therapy, objects, figures or stones can be used to aid the work. These may represent people, or demonstrate parts of yourself or your life.
You do not have to have any experience in these things to explore them in therapy.
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