Cognitive Behaviour Therapy


Cognitive behaviour therapy is psychotherapy that is used for the treatment of various psychological difficulties like depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, eating disorder, relationship difficulties, addiction problems and stress related issues. It is scientific as it is founded on well researched and established theories. It is ethical as it has been proven to be effective. It is also cost-effective as it is time-limited and focusses on the here-and-now.

In cognitive behaviour therapy, we believe that it is the interpretations of events, not events of themselves that are crucial to our mental health. We also believe that what we do (behaviour) has a powerful influence on our thoughts and feelings.

Psychodynamic Counselling


Psychodynamic counselling is the provision of a setting that allows the individual to process his/her psychological distress. The psychological distress can include conflict with unacceptable and often unconscious aspects of self and of one’s relationships. It can also include one’s struggle with the effects of harmful early experiences in life. In psychodynamic counselling, this setting is the therapeutic relationship between the client and the therapist. The therapeutic relationship is used as a vehicle for change.

Psychodynamic counselling is effective in the treatment of depression, relationship difficulties, attachment difficulties, addiction problems, bereavement issues, difficult family dynamics, difficult work dynamics and eating disorders.

Addiction Counselling


There are various schools of thought where addiction treatment is concerned. In London and Surrey psychotherapy, we believe in the disease model of understanding addiction and its treatment. We use an eclectic approach in treating addiction. Psychodynamic counselling, cognitive behaviour therapy, psycho-education and the 12 Step model are the treatment modalities we use in treating addiction. Clients will be encouraged to attend Alcohol Anonymous (AA) , Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Gambling Anonymous (GA) meetings in conjunction with the 12 Step model of addiction treatment.

The addiction disorders that we treat include alcohol addiction, drug addiction, gambling addiction, shopping addiction, food addiction and addiction to sex.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)


Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a time-limited psychotherapy that was initially developed for clients with major depressive disorder but has now been adapted for other disorders like eating disorders, post-traumatic disorder, post-natal depression, borderline personality disorder, social anxiety and bipolar disorder. IPT is evidence-based in that its effectiveness has been researched and proven.

The belief in IPT is that psychological distress does not happen in a vacuum but in the context of a social and interpersonal event. Examples of these events are:
  • Marriage break-up
  • Conflict in a relationship
  • Spouse loses interest and has an affair
  • Job loss
  • A loved one dies
  • Move to a new area
  • A diagnosis of a medical illness
  • Demotion or promotion at work

In IPT we aim to:
  • reduce the psychological distress/ symptoms that the client presents with.
  • to help the client deal better with the social and/or interpersonal difficulties associated with the onset and/or maintenance of symptoms.

The IPT therapist looks for what is currently happening in the patient’s life (here and now problems) rather than problems in childhood or the past.