Clinical Director/ Psychotherapist
Current• Works with individuals, couples, families and groups to help them overcome a range of psychological and emotional issues. With the client as an active participant, psychotherapists use personal treatment plans and a variety of non-medical-based treatments.• Address the client's thought processes, feelings and behavior; understand inner conflicts; find new ways to deal with, and alleviate, distress. • Applies a variety of approaches according to the theoretical models they adopt and the therapy they practice. These 'talking therapies' include: cognitive behavioral therapy, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy, humanistic and integrative psychotherapy, systemic therapy, experiential constructivist therapy.• Conducts a series of individual and family sessions with a client - sessions normally last from 45 minutes to an hour, once a week - to assess need, explore issues and build trust • Encourage the client to talk about and explore their feelings and behavior; • Keeps abreast of developments in theory and research; • Network within the health professional community, and other potential business areas, to maintain continuity of work and client base• Evaluating therapy outcomes and writing reports • Undergoes supervision with another appropriately qualified person.