Comprehensive Psychological Services Joanna is registered psychologist offering individual counselling to children and adults experiencing a range of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Therapy and Counselling Evidence-based therapies focus on providing a person with 'a vehicle for achieving and sustaining desired change'.
For example, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and modifying cognitive and behavioural patterns. Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a brief, structured therapy that addresses interpersonal issues. Short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) helps by working through specific conflicting aspects of personal experience. Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) is a resource and goal-focused therapeutic approach. Play therapy (for children) Understanding that children's abstract thinking and conceptual vocabulary are limited, therapists use play therapy techniques to identify cognitive patterns and themes.
They provide a non-threatening space for children to express their emotions and thoughts in a playful manner, fostering a sense of safety and comfort. Play therapy, an evidence-based treatment utilises children’s play to engage them in therapy within an age-appropriate context.