Therapy Approaches

Understanding Different Approaches

Therapy can feel confusing when faced with many terms or acronyms. The purpose of this section is to offer clear, simple explanations so you know what to expect.

Before exploring individual approaches, it is important to know this:

Whatever approach you choose, the relationship between you and your therapist is the most significant factor in how helpful therapy will be.

Feeling safe, understood and supported matters more than any technique.

A Note on Integrative Therapy

There are many therapeutic approaches, each with its own strengths, but you do not need to choose one before you begin. Many therapists blend several models in a way that supports your needs, pace and goals. This is known as Integrative Therapy.

Integrative therapy centres you as the client.
Instead of fitting you into one method, your therapist adapts the process so that it feels personal and responsive.

This approach recognises that:

• people are complex

• different issues may need different tools

• your history, personality, nervous system and preferences matter

• therapy is most effective when it adjusts as you grow

• the therapeutic relationship is central to healing

For many people, integrative therapy feels supportive and reassuring because it honours the whole person rather than focusing on one technique.

If you are unsure where to begin, integrative therapy is often a natural starting point.

Therapy Approaches (List)

In the next section of the site, you will find simple explanations of common therapeutic approaches, including:

• Integrative Therapy

• CBT

• REBT

• ACT

• CFT

• EFT

• EMDR

• Schema Therapy

• DBT

• Solution Focused Therapy

• Clinical Hypnosis

• Inner Child and Parts Work

Each approach page explains:

• what it is

• what it helps with

• what a session may look like

• who it suits