INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Therapy that meets you where you are.
Therapy is a deeply personal journey, and finding the right clinician and approach can make all the difference. We offer a range of evidence-based therapies tailored to support individuals in navigating the variety of life’s challenges with greater clarity and resilience.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy is when an individual meets one-on-one with their therapist. The length of a course of treatment and frequency of sessions will vary, depending on what is agreed upon between the individual and their therapist. Each session may look different, such as what is spoken about, or the techniques used, however the general frame will remain the same from session to session. Individual therapy can be done on its own, or as as adjunct to groups, couples sessions, or medication.
Whilst each of our clinicians has a specific area of interest, some of the primary concerns that people work on in individual therapy with us include:
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Mood and anxiety Disorders
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Disordered eating
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Complex PTSD and trauma
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Perinatal concerns
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Life adjustments
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Relationship struggles, such as romantic relationships, friends, colleagues, or family
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Treatment Specialties
TRAUMA
Trauma refers to the emotional and physical effect of certain experiences that feel overwhelming, threatening, or distressing. The specific nature of these events can look different, depending on the individual. An individual’s response to trauma can vary, yet often there is a disrupted sense of safety, trust, and control.
DISORDERED EATING & BODY IMAGE
Disordered eating refers to unhealthy eating behaviours, including restricting, binge eating, compulsive exercising, and rigid food rules. Whether they fit within a formal diagnosis or not, these behaviours disrupt one’s physical and emotional well-being. Body image concerns often guide these behaviours, however, not in every case. These concerns are related to having a distorted or overly negative view of one’s body.
TRANSITIONAL LIFE PHASES
An individual has a number of major transitional phases in life, such as moving from university to work, having children, aging, grief, divorce, among others. These stages of life can elicit strong emotional responses and can trigger memories of traumas from the past or fears for the future.
PERINATAL CONCERNS
Perinatal concerns include anything related to having a child, whether one is considering having a child, managing the changes to one’s self, body and relationship due to having a child, grieving the loss of a miscarriage, or struggling with a postpartum diagnosis, among other concerns.
RELATIONAL CONCERNS
Relational concerns arise due to maladaptive patterns of relating to those around us. These patterns could be difficulties with communication, boundaries, emotional disconnection, and trust, to name a few. It can be supportive to explore these maladaptive patterns in therapy, both alone or with one’s partner or family member. Doing so allows an individual or a couple to deepen their self-awareness and understand their own way of relating to others to learn how to navigate their relationships moving forward.
ANXIETY & MOOD DISORDERS
Anxiety disorders, such as generalised anxiety disorder, involve persistent worry, fear, and tension, that can arise as panic, chronic stress, or avoidance in an individual. Mood disorders, including major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder, involve a change in emotional state, whether irritable mood, persistence sadness, low motivation, or a sense of worthlessness. Both anxiety and mood disorders can impact one’s sleep, concentration, relationships, appetite, and engagement with work. Despite being overwhelming, these disorders are treatable, and no formal diagnosis is needed to be managed.
"If we are not regularly deeply embarrassed by who we are, the journey to self- knowledge hasn’t begun.."
Alain de Botton in The Course of Love