Services
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a form of talk therapy that helps people identify patterns, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and improve their well-being. CBT is used to treat a wide range of conditions such as: trauma related issues, anxiety, depression, anger, phobias, eating disorders, panic disorders and personality disorders.
PTSD and Trauma Counselling
The outcome of witnessing or being involved in a traumatic event can cause psychological harm. Trauma affects a persons ability to function or cope and can display symptoms such as confusion, anxiety, numbness or agitation. Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) is trauma that has built up over time and includes traumatic events that a person has witnessed or experienced. PTSD must have symptoms for more than a month and must cause significant distress or problems in the individuals daily functioning.
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
NLP improves the understanding of a persons cognitive and behavioural patterns. It also builds effective communication between unconscious and conscious mental process to increase problem-solving skills. NLP helps to improve such things such as self-efficacy, and communication skills but the main aim of NLP is to help people communicate with themselves better, to help reduce fear and anxiety, and to control negative emotions.
Advocacy for families with gifted and 2E children
A gifted or 2E child, if not properly catered for in school, will need assistance through their entire educational life. It can be a long and arduous journey with plenty of tears and frustration. So learning how to advocate for your gifted or 2E child is very important as it will assist with their social and emotional health and their academics.
Executive Function Skills
Executive function is a name given to a group of brain processes that work together. They help us with skills such as organisation, impulse control, sustained attention and time management, that we use to function in our everyday life. EF's are a learnt skill and do not fully develop until the individual is 25. So if your child shows behaviours such as leaving papers everywhere, anger or frustration, time blindness or attention issues, then there maybe some issues with their EF
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
DBT is an evidence-based approach that combines cognitive-behavioural techniques with mindfulness to support emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and self-acceptance. Originally developed for borderline personality disorder, DBT is now widely used to help individuals navigate intense emotions, build resilience, and improve relationships.