At the centre of my approach is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). At its heart, this approach to therapy is based on helping you develop your self-knowledge and emotional intelligence to build your psychological and mental strength.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a powerful mindfulness-based therapy (and coaching model) which currently leads the field in terms of research, application and results.
I will work with you to build genuine happiness from the inside out by:
- Developing mindfulness (without meditation) skills. I prefer the term 'watchfulness'. These are psychological skills to help you understand why we all suffer from anxiety, self-doubt, and low self-confidence - and how you can effectively cope and deal with these painful thoughts and feelings o that they don’t get in the way of enjoying and appreciating your life. I can help you transform old patterns into new more helpful habits.
- Helping you to clarify what is truly important and meaningful to you – i.e your values – then use that knowledge to guide, inspire and motivate you to change your life for the better – even when times are tough.
- Emphasising the crucial nature of self-care and giving you tools and techniques to help you to develop self-compassion and treat yourself kindly.