Therapeutic Approaches

At Rewired Psychological Services we take an eclectic approach meaning we use different methods for different issues. The goal is to use the specific type of therapy that's right for you. A psychologist practicing an eclectic approach tailors each part of the therapeutic experience to your specific needs, choosing the type, style, and techniques that work best for you to help solve problems in your life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is a mindfulness based therapy that is effective in treating a wide range of clinical conditions, including depression, anxiety and pain management. ACT has a significant amount of empirical evidence to support its effectiveness.

We use ACT to help clients be able to identify what is meaningful to them in life, and to be able to engage in living in a way that is meaningful. With ACT we also aim to help people accept the inevitable pain that goes with living.

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy builds upon the principles of cognitive therapy by using techniques such as mindfulness meditation to teach people to consciously pay attention to their thoughts and feelings without placing any judgments upon them. Mindfulness involves become more aware of the present moment. It's something that can be practiced during meditation, but people can also incorporate these activities into the things they do every day.

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a focused approach to counselling that’s designed to address a person’s emotional, behavioral and psychological issues. CBT helps people identify negative thoughts, emotions, anxiety, and symptoms of depression. The therapy also gives patients the opportunity to develop coping mechanisms to deal with the difficulties they’re facing.

Interpersonal Therapy

Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), most commonly known as solutions-focused therapy, is a strictly goal-oriented therapy that focuses on your present and future circumstances and goals, rather than on past experiences or problems that caused you to seek therapy.

It was developed when mental health practitioners realised that these issues still have a negative impact on patients lives; despite how much time, effort, money and other resources had already been spent discussing and analysing any challenges revealed during therapy.

Interpersonal therapy (IPT) is a short-term form of psychotherapy, usually 12 to 16 sessions, that is used to treat depression and other conditions. As its name suggests, IPT focuses on your interpersonal relationships and social interactions—including how much support you have from others and the impact these relationships have on your mental health.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

There are four core skill sets that you master to help you problem solve and deal with issues:

Mindfulness - the core skill in DBT is being able to non-judgmentally observe yourself and your surroundings. ...
Distress Tolerance - deal with painful situations. When you can't change the situation, learn how to tolerate it, accept it, and move forward.
Emotion Regulation - learning to make your emotions work for you. Learn to recognize when an emotion is unproductive and change it into a more productive emotion.
Interpersonal Skills - change the way you communicate so you get more out of your relationships. Learn to communicate what you want. Become comfortable saying no.

Cognitive Processing Therapy

CPT aims to help individuals with PTSD identify and challenge negative beliefs and thoughts related to their traumatic experience, and replace them with more adaptive and realistic ways of thinking. The therapy typically involves 12 weekly sessions that are structured around specific topics, such as safety, trust, power, and esteem.

During CPT, the therapist will work with the individual to identify their thoughts and beliefs about the traumatic event, and then guide them through a process of examining these thoughts and beliefs to see if they are accurate and helpful. The therapist may also use techniques such as cognitive restructuring and exposure therapy to help the individual change their negative thought patterns and reduce their emotional distress.