There are three types of therapy to help with individual problems.
I chose cognitive behavioural therapy because it is empirically supported and shows real results. Furthermore, this type of therapy is time-limited: the therapy has a start and an end.
As a patient, you have an overview of the therapeutic journey.
The first therapy sessions are dedicated to:
• your personal history
• evaluating the difficulties based on a structured conversation and psychological testing.
The next sessions are to:
• establish one or several objectives for treatment in one or several therapy sessions.
• Set up meetings with tasks to accomplish for the next therapy sessions.
Throughout therapy, you will be aware as a patient of which stage of the therapy you are in.
Therapy is about teamwork: me, a clinical psychologist with expert knowledge and you, as an expert in yourself.
This is not a method that involves « tricks ». Substantive work is needed in order to answer the question « how can I feel better in my mind and my body? »
