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Bea's Harbour Counselling Service

Your past is not your future unless you choose it!

  
  
 

 

 

 

 

Tel: 020 8306 1434
Mob: 07961 630301
bea@beas-harbour.co.uk

217 Church Road
Bexleyheath
Kent DA7 4DU

 

 

Techniques

By working as an integrative counsellor I aim to combine many different rules and practice techniques according to a clients individual needs.  Here are some of the techniques which I may use whilst working with you:

Counselling Session

  • Therapeutic relationship – Through talkingtogether, sharing, and discussing issues brought by you a therapeutic relationship would be created. The quality of this therapeutic relationship  will enable you to  reframe/resolve your  difficulties
  • Interpersonal behavioural therapy – This technique may help you to learn the skills of self-assertion and more authentic behaviour which would then enable you to give and receive constructive criticism, getting what you need/want in a healthier and satisfying way.
  • Solution focused therapy – during your time in therapy you will focus on problem solving techniques, finding solutions instead of dwelling on the restrictions of the problems.  You will learn to switch off your negative/overwhelming thoughts enabling you to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Psychodynamic therapy – Human beings adapt defensive mechanisms (denials/defences) in our relationships with others in order to avoid pain, conflict and disapproval from our families/ partners, managers etc.   Sometimes this mode of relating becomes too restrictive and outdated causing you a lot of pain. You may then decide to make some changes, in order to live your life more in tune with your own/your partner’s needs gaining more freedom your life.  By examining the patterns of your avoidance and unconscious communication you can become more alive and present in all your relationships..
  • Transactional analysis (TA) - By exploring how you relate with yourself, others and the world at large you can uncover how often  you act against your best interests/hurt yourself.   You will then learn to become more accepting of yourself/others, act more openly and honestly, whilst seeking to make your needs met in a more satisfying way.
    If you don’t make your own decisions others will make them for you! ……..
  • (CBT) – Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy - Your behaviour is influenced by inter-connections between your thoughts, feelings, moods and environment. During depression, illness, trauma, life changes etc your thoughts become mostly negative and distorted. When you become stuck in the negative frame of mind, your negative thoughts act like a magnet attracting more negative people/events into your life, creating self-fulfilling prophesy. By changing your thought patterns you will change the way you relate with yourself, others and the world at large.

It only takes one step to begin this change……………

  • Relaxation techniques – you will learn to practice visualization and breathing techniques which will teach your body to relax, discard stress when feeling under attack. This will enable you to enjoy new and old encounters in a more open, confident, self asserting and satisfying ways.
  • Bibliotherapy - By familiarising yourself with relevant books, leaflets etc you will increase  and deepen your self- awareness, encourage insight and learn new problem solving techniques promoting personal/spiritual growths and psychological healing.