Counselling & Psychotherapy
What is Counselling/Psychotherapy?
Counselling or Psychotherapy is a process which allows you to talk about your feelings and concerns within a confidential and supportive environment. It does not involve advice, diagnosis or judgement. Rather than offering advice, diagnosis or judgement, it provides you with an opportunity to gain insight into your present situation, feelings and behaviour. And as a consequence, it empowers you to make clear and informed choices about your future options in life.
In general, Counselling is a talking therapy that allows individuals to deal with specific life issues, whereas Psychotherapy is used to deal with ‘deeper’ issues, most commonly in situations where past experiences cause present distress.
What form of Counselling/Psychotherapy is available?
Most psychological therapies fall exclusively into one of the following categories:
1. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
2. Psychoanalytical/Psychodynamic
3. Humanistic
4. Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP)
5. Gestalt
6. Existential
7. Person Centred
However, Pinnacle Therapy is different. We adopt a holistic, integrative approach to counselling and psychotherapy, allowing us to blend a variety of approaches together within a single framework.
As a result, we can offer you a choice of either short-term or long-term therapy solutions tailored to match your specific and individual needs and requirements much more closely than any single traditional form of therapy would allow.
How do I know which form of therapy is right for me?
An initial 1 hour no-obligation consultation session enables you to ask questions and to decide whether or not Pinnacle Therapy is right for you. This session provides you with an opportunity to meet with one of our trained therapists, to discuss your issue in more detail and to decide between you upon the most appropriate option.
How long does Counselling/Psychotherapy treatment last?
The number of sessions that you decide to book will vary according to the nature of your presenting issue and the depth to which you would like to explore it. Some clients choose a short course of therapy to deal with a specific issue, whilst other clients prefer to undertake longer term therapy as a means to help them examine and understand broader themes within their lives.
The length and form of the therapy is something that you can discuss and agree with your therapist at the start of the counselling process. This approach can then be reviewed at regular intervals to ensure that you are receiving the therapy that is right for you.
For enquiries or bookings, call us on 0870 446 4375 or complete our enquiries and booking form