COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a practical and effective approach that helps you understand how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are connected. Often, we find ourselves stuck in unhelpful patterns of thinking or behaving that can increase stress, anxiety, or other emotional struggles. CBT is designed to identify these patterns and equip you with tools to challenge and change them, allowing you to feel more in control of your emotions and actions. CBT is a collaborative process where you take an active role, and I’ll guide you in learning skills that will help you manage challenges not just now, but long-term. The goal is for you to become your own therapist, able to apply these techniques whenever you need them.
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ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a compassionate, evidence-based approach that helps you live a fuller, more meaningful life. Instead of trying to eliminate difficult thoughts or feelings, ACT focuses on teaching you how to accept them and reduce their impact on your life. It's about making room for all emotions—both pleasant and challenging—without letting them control you. Through mindfulness and practical strategies, you'll learn how to handle these experiences in healthier ways, while also committing to actions that align with your deepest values.
COMPASSION-FOCUSED THERAPY (CFT)
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) is a gentle, nurturing approach that helps you develop a kinder relationship with yourself. Many of us can be our own harshest critics, and this can lead to feelings of shame, anxiety, or depression. CFT is designed to break that cycle by fostering self-compassion, allowing you to respond to life’s challenges with warmth and understanding rather than criticism or fear.
In CFT, you’ll learn how to calm your mind, soothe difficult emotions, and build a sense of inner safety. It’s about helping you develop the tools to be kinder to yourself, especially during tough times. By cultivating compassion for yourself and others, CFT helps reduce self-criticism and feelings of unworthiness, while increasing resilience, self-acceptance, and emotional well-being. CFT is helpful in addressing difficulties with depression, anxiety, binge eating disorder, anger, trauma, social anxiety, and personality disorders.