I am a humanistic integrative therapist and coach. Being a humanistic therapist means that the client it always at the centre of everything I do – I take all my cues from you and the treatments are informed by your view of the world and what you need to do to achieve your own self-actualisation (i.e. your innate growth potential). Being an integrative therapist means I am experienced in a wide range of techniques that I can combine in unique ways, tailored to suit your needs and no two treatments are ever the same.
Some of the therapeutic techniques I use include:
Counselling: Also known as ‘active listening’ or ‘person-centred therapy’ this is a specific way of listening and gentle questioning that allows you to connect with your own feelings and gives you space to process them.
Gestalt Therapy: Like Counselling but this involves listening to body language and the questions are designed to be intentionally challenging to elicit deeply held beliefs and emotions, which can then be acted out in the therapy room – using props like empty chairs and imagined conversations.
Hypnosis: This is a form of guided relaxation that brings you to a state of ‘unconscious awareness’ where you have absolute clarity on what’s driving you on, or pushing you back, in life. You are fully in control of this process at all times and techniques such as hypnotic regression and visualisation can be a powerful tool in your personal therapy.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): A series of structured conversations and exercises that help you train your mind to think and feel differently to put you in charge of your thoughts and emotions to bring about change in your life.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP): A light hypnotic state that allows you to rapidly process phobias and other unhelpful behaviours without delving too deep into triggering memories or emotions.
Transactional Analysis (TA): Seeing our interactions and relationships with others through this analytical model can help us understand ourselves (and others) better, improve personal and working relationships, and get on with our lives.
Alan Greaves 