TALKING THERAPIES O - S

PSYCHOANALYSIS - Psychoanalysis is a therapeutic approach and theory, founded by Sigmund Freud, that seeks to explore the unconscious mind to uncover repressed feelings and interpret deep-rooted emotional patterns, often using techniques like dream analysis and free association. The primary assumption of psychoanalysis is the belief that all people possess unconscious thoughts, feelings, desires, and memories.

PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY - Is a form of talking therapy focused on learning how the person's subconscious thoughts, feelings, and memories are affecting their current behavior. With this deepened insight and self-awareness, they can develop coping techniques and achieve therapeutic goals such as improving relationships and making better choices. Psychodynamic therapy is rooted in psychoanalytic theory but is often a less intensive, shorter process than traditional psychoanalysis.

PSYCHO-SEXUAL THERAPY - Is a form of therapy for couples and individuals who have ongoing issues with their sex lives that cause continuing distress. It’s a talking therapy that combines dynamic relationship therapy alongside more behaviourally focused work. No one takes their clothes off. The behavioural element sometimes involves specialised tasks done in the privacy of your own home.

SCHEMA THERAPY - Schema therapy, developed by Jeffrey Young in 1990, is an integrative treatment approach combining cognitive, behavioral, object relations, gestalt, constructivism, attachment models, and psychoanalysis. Schema therapy focuses on identifying and modifying early maladaptive schemas (self-defeating emotional and cognitive patterns) and schema modes (moment-to-moment emotional states) that are thought to underlie chronic psychological disorders. The goal is to help patients develop healthier schemas and coping strategies to improve their interpersonal relationships and overall functioning.

SOLUTION FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY - Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), also called Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) was developed by Steve de Shazer (1940-2005), and Insoo Kim Berg (1934-2007) in collaboration with their colleagues at the Milwaukee Brief Family Therapy Center beginning in the late 1970s. The therapy is a short-term goal-focused and evidence-based therapeutic approach, which incorporates positive psychology principles and practices, and which helps clients change by constructing solutions rather than focusing on problems.

SOMATIC THERAPY - Somatic therapy, also known as somatic experiencing therapy, is a mental health therapy that aims to treat PTSD and other mental and emotional health issues through the connection of mind and body. This body-centric approach works by helping to release stress, tension, and trauma from the body. Unlike other mental health therapy approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses prominently on the mind, somatic therapy incorporates body-oriented modalities such as dance, breathwork, and meditation to support mental healing. In addition, somatic experiencing therapy sessions include both talk therapy and mind-body exercises