Therapy Services
Remote Individual, Couples, and Family Therapy
You can choose from video or telephone therapy sessions and benefit from the convenience, privacy and flexibility of remote therapy. For more benefits of remote therapy read our FAQ’s.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy may also be referred to as: therapy, psychotherapy, psychosocial therapy, talk therapy, and counselling. Individual therapy is a joint journey, a collaborative process between the therapist and the client in therapy. Common goals of psychotherapy can be to inspire change in a person’s life or to improve his/her quality of life. Frequently, the client can seek therapy for help with issues that are difficult to face alone.
Individual therapy can help the client overcome obstacles to their psychological well-being. It can increase positive feelings, such as self-esteem and self-efficacy. Clients in therapy can learn coping skills for managing difficult situations, building insight to help to them to make positive decisions, and reaching their personal goals. Many find they enjoy the therapeutic journey of becoming more self-aware. Some clients continue ongoing therapy for personal-growth.
Norcross, J.C. (2011). Psychotherapy relationships that work: Evidence-based responsiveness. New York: Oxford.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy is a type of psychotherapy in which the therapist helps two people involved in a romantic relationship to gain insight into their relationship, resolve conflict and improve relationship satisfaction utilising a variety of therapeutic interventions. All couples therapy tends to involve the following general elements:
- A focus on a specific presenting problem (i.e. infidelity, sexual difficulties, communication problems, growing apart, stress surrounding childrearing roles, jealousy).
- Active participation on the part of the therapist in focusing on the relationship itself, rather than each individual separately.
- Solution-focused, change-oriented interventions early on in therapy.
- Treating the more underlying issues as therapy progresses.
- A clear establishment of collaborative treatment goals.
Nielsen, A.C. (2016). A roadmap for couple therapy: integrating systemic, psychodynamic, and behavioral approaches. New York, NY: Routledge.
Family Therapy
Family therapy looks to help members of a family understand each other better, resolve conflicts and improve communication. The therapist, encourages family members to explore similarities and differences within their relationships, with the aim of improving collective communication and finding a way forward as a family.
Family therapy aims to be considerate of every member of the family, and to avoid any members “ganging up” against one another. The therapist may not work with an entire family. They may only work with certain members of the family, but irrespective of who is in the therapy room at the time, a non-judgmental attitude is a cornerstone of the approach.
Carr, A. (2012). Wiley series in clinical psychology. Family therapy: Concepts, process and practice (3rd ed.). Wiley: Blackwell.
I have never had therapy before. How do I start?
You have made it to the website and you are considering therapy, this is the first step, which you have already made. The second step is to book an initial consult for us to meet to:
- Check you can engage comfortably with Dr Scott before committing to any paid Therapy.
- Establish a smooth Video Conferencing set-up.
- Get an overview of the Online Therapy process.
- Agree on a date for your first full Therapy session.
In the first full Therapy session we will explore together what has brought you to Therapy and we will make plans for how we will work together to achieve your goals. Therapy will take place at a pace that is right for you; using an approach that is right for you.
What will the sessions look like?
In the first session, the whole therapeutic process will be explained to you. We will work through a consent form together and then we will work through a few questionnaires. These forms will be returned to at various times in the therapeutic process to ensure you are feeling safe and contained in the process and it is working for you. We will then spend the rest of the time talking about you and what areas you think would be helpful to explore.
Future sessions are structured. We meet for 50 minutes a week over zoom/telephone. Sessions include interactive and creative elements: talking about what’s happening for you in the ‘here and now,’ detailed history taking, physical techniques such as mindfulness meditation and family sculpting exercises, developing behavioural experiments, drawing and writing tools, and setting homework assignments when appropriate to supplement the in-session learning.
You will be encouraged to take more ownership of the process as the therapy progresses, so that you learn to not become overly reliant on the therapy and you can recognise and give yourself what you need in the future.
How much does therapy cost?
The initial session costs £80, and future sessions cost £80. Therapy is usually reviewed every 6 weeks to see if you are feeling safe in the process and if the therapy is providing the desired results. Accordingly, a group booking of 6 sessions (£440) is available and will mean a reduction of £40, instead of booking each session individually.
How long does therapy last?
One concern for many people is that therapy can go on for too long and become too expensive. I offer both short-term and long-term therapy, and I will check-in regularly with you about when therapy should end. My aim is to empower you to be able to achieve your goals by yourself, so you are not reliant on therapy, it does not go on too long and you are not likely to relapse in the future. The idea is to slowly empower you, so that you acquire the necessary skills and are not left to fully take the reins by yourself until you are confident to do so.
How frequent are sessions?
Sessions last for 50 minutes duration. Generally, therapy sessions are weekly, but can be twice weekly or fortnightly if we discuss this and deem it to be appropriate. It is quite common for sessions to reduce in frequency when the client is coming to the end of therapy, this is to check that the client is fully able to manage these longer periods without therapy by his/her self.
Why choose online therapy instead of traditional face-to-face therapy?
There is a lot of research to show that the efficacy of online therapy is very similar to that of traditional face-to-face therapy for clients (see Anthony & Nagel, 2010). So, what are the advantages? In traditional face-to-face therapy you arrive at a location (office/home) and may need to wait there before you see the therapist. When it comes to online therapy there is no commuting time. Some clients note that it takes them a few sessions to become accustomed to the ‘therapy environment,’ this is not a concern in online therapy, whereby you are in a setting that you are very familiar with and you can alter the setup if it helps you. Furthermore, for those with busy lives, scheduling a traditional therapy session can be more difficult, especially if there are childcare considerations too. Another advantage with online therapy is that it opens up a wider pool of potential therapists to the client, instead of being confined to therapists who live locally to you, you have much more choice in finding the therapist that is right for you! A final consideration is the greater confidential nature of online therapy, nobody is going to see you entering/leaving a therapist’s office, and you are not likely to ever bump into your therapist in the community.
Anthony, K., & Nagel, D.M. (2010). Therapy Online: A Practical Guide. London: Sage Publications.
What if I need to cancel a session?
As a standard the sessions will be weekly in the same timeslot each week. Should a situation arise and you cannot attend a session, you will not be charged for the session as long as you provide 24 hours’ notice. If 24 hours’ notice is not provided prior to the session time, you would be charged.
When is online therapy NOT suitable?
Due to the remote nature of online therapy delivery, it is NOT suitable for those who are in Crisis. Therapy will regularly involve the assessment of risk and it will be recommended that you seek
alternate/further support from other services if you are deemed to be in crisis.
What can I help you with?
- Past Abuse
- Addiction
- Anger
- Anxiety / Stress
- Depression
- Education Issues
- Family Dynamics
- Grief / loss
- Health related issues (physical)
- Identity
- Mood
- Obsessive compulsive disorders
- Personal Difficulties
- Relationships
- Schizophrenia / psychosis
- Sexual difficulties
- Sleep concerns
- Trauma
- Work Place Problems.
- Past Abuse
- Addiction
- Anger
- Anxiety / Stress
- Depression
- Education Issues
- Family Dynamics
- Grief / loss
- Health related issues (physical)
- Identity
- Mood
- Obsessive compulsive disorders
- Personal Difficulties
- Relationships
- Schizophrenia / psychosis
- Sexual difficulties
- Sleep concerns
- Trauma
- Work Place Problems
Therapeutic Approaches Offered
- Integrative Psychotherapy
- Humanistic / Person-Centred
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT
- Anger Management
- Psychodynamic
- Transactional Analysis
- Attachment / Relational
- Interpersonal
- Systemic
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Couples Therapy
- Psychosexual Therapy
- Integrative Psychotherapy
- Humanistic / Person-Centred
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT
- Anger Management
- Psychodynamic
- Transactional Analysis
- Attachment / Relational
- Interpersonal
- Systemic
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Couples Therapy
- Psychosexual Therapy
Assessment of Risk
Due to the remote nature of online therapy delivery, it is NOT suitable for those who are in Crisis. Therapy will regularly involve the assessment of risk and it will be recommended that you seek alternate/further support from other services if you are deemed to be in crisis.
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