COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (CBT)

CBT is a form of psychotherapy that works by helping people change the way they think about themselves and about situations they find themselves in.  In CBT the emphasis is placed on negative thought patterns that influence and determine out emotions and general psychological well being.  It teaches people specific skills and strategies to alter these negative thoughts so that you can become more adaptive and flexible, and behave in more positive and helpful ways.

SCHEMA THERAPY

Schema Therapy is an integrative psychotherapy that incorporates cognitive behavioural therapy, Gestalt therapy, and attachment therapy. Maladaptive schemas are negative emotional beliefs that can lead to low self-esteem, lack of connection, and persistent worry. Schemas can lead to recurring, unhelpful patterns of emotions, thoughts, and behaviour. Therapy is aimed at understanding these core life patterns so as to alter the way you feel about yourself, other people, and how you cope with relationships and life.

INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY (IPT)

Interpersonal psychotherapy focuses on interpersonal relationships and its connections to current symptoms and distress. The main areas that therapy focuses on are interpersonal disputes and conflicts, role transitions, marked changes in life, grief and loss, and interpersonal deficits and sensitivities.  Clients learn to function effectively in current relationships and thereby reduce distress.