Harnessing Hope, Exploring the problem, helping you understand what you need to change.

Devon Association of Counsellors & Psychological Therapist

We aim to provide a completely confidential Psychological Therapy service for patients / clients.  The aim of the service is to provide an opportunity for clients who are motivated toward change to work towards living in a more satisfying and resourceful way. Thus improving the quality of normal daily living.

Critical Life Events

Occasionally in our lives we may need some help to sort out a problem or difficulty, or we  may be experiencing thoughts, feelings and in some cases behaviours that concern us. Psychological Therapy and  Counselling can help to make sense of what is happening to you as well as supporting you through difficult periods in your life. 

 

A Stepped Care Approach

 

Our Aim is to offer you an intervention as soon as possible in the hope that you will be able to start the recovery process as soon as possible. This might involve one or more of the following;

 

· Mental Health Triage & Screening

· Supported Self help & Bibliotherapy with a Graduate Mental Health Worker

· Stress Control Course

· Psycho-educational Courses—Stress & Anxiety Management, Improving Low Self Esteem, Assertiveness Training.

· Counselling

· Psychological Therapy

· Emotional Support from Assistant Mental Health Practitioners

· Interactive Computer Programs

 

Our first consultation is to help you explore options and decide what interventions will be helpful and appropriate for you.  Our Initial Consultation will generally be 50 minutes.

The types of therapy we offer are;

 

· Cognitive Behaviour Therapy     - CBT

· Inter Personal Therapy                 - IPT

· Eye Movement Desensitisation  - EMDR

           Reprocessing

· Integrative Psychotherapeutic

           Counselling

 

Psychological Therapy and Counselling