Psychologist in Northcliff:
Individual Therapy

Therapy to Empower You

One on one with your psychologist

Being human is our biggest challenge. We have complex thought processes, feelings and ways of reacting to the world we live in. Therefore our personal experiences and ways of relating to our world are difficult to understand – even by ourselves! These complexities become even more difficult to understand when one is faced with hardship, trauma, uncertainty and change.

It is therefore very helpful to join hands with a professional therapist – especially if his/her preferred way of working is to teach you how to help yourself. In meeting with your psychotherapist the two of you will agree upon the areas of your life to work on, as well as on the results you would like to achieve. It is in the process of working together (called individual therapy) that you will be able to unpack the issues at hand, gain perspective, acquire helping skills and find solutions.

What then can you expect from individual therapy?

Well, you can expect:

• One-on-one meetings (for example, once a week for between 45 and 60 minutes) with your therapist;
• A safe setting where you get the undivided attention of your psychotherapist;
• Focused attention to the agreed upon goals (e.g. to gain perspective, skills, solutions or relief for the issue at hand, to help you establish or reestablish your life as a thriving, nurturing process, to empower you to move forward with freedom in your life, etc.);
• An atmosphere for learning and exploring alternatives; and
• A longer or shorter journey, depending on the yourself and the problem at hand

Individual psychotherapy will help you …

• To find new ways to cope with stress, anger, depression, anxiety and other emotional pressures;
• To heal old psychological wounds related to alcoholism, molestation, incest, and other traumas
• To get process and heal from the effect of past experiences by breaking old patterns and developing new ways of dealing with old issues
• To deal with grief, loss, loneliness
• To resolve sexual difficulties
• To handle addictions and compulsive behaviour
• To discover creative ways to address current life challenges
• To improve your self-esteem and boost your self-confidence
• To overcome codependency
• To clarify commitments and relationships
• To find purpose, meaning and spiritual development
• To develop healthy boundaries
• or to help you cope with any other challenges that results in overload in your life or create the feeling that you are alone against odds that are too high.

In the end individual psychotherapy is a process of joining resources with a professional therapist in order to get your life under control and to steer it towards a better future.