My Approach
I mainly use Human Givens therapy to offer positive, practical, solution-focused help with emotional distress, in the here and now.
I’m also a registered BWRT (Brainworking Recursive Therapy) practitioner, and have specialist expertise in autism as a certified clinical diagnostician.
Sessions with me involve thoughtful cognitive therapy, guided imagery and visualisation, practical ideas and solutions, and co-creating strategies for change. My approach has a strong, positive coaching dimension.
We won’t dwell too long on the past or focus only on your distress. I want to help you feel better and able to move forward in your life as quickly as possible.
What is Human Givens therapy?
Central to Human Givens therapy is the idea that all human beings have a clear set of psychological or emotional needs – including the need for security, social connection, choice, self-esteem, a sense of achievement, meaning and purpose.
Another given is that we all have a set of inner resources to help us meet these needs. These include being able to empathise and connect with other people, learn, problem-solve, and use our imagination to picture how things might be different, so we can plan how to get there.
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These essential human needs and resources are what make us tick. And when our emotional needs are not being met in balance, or our resources not used properly, emotional distress can develop.
The Human Givens approach helps us to see, quickly, where someone’s life isn’t working well. It allows clients to identify precisely where their emotional needs aren’t being met, and supports them in meeting those needs by using their own inner resources in new ways.
Human Givens therapy is a brief and effective solution-focused approach, and the first truly bio-psycho-social model of psychotherapy. Many clients report very early positive change, and most need between 5 and 20 sessions in total, with fewer often needed for simple phobias and some trauma presentations.
Work typically involves psychological interventions including brief solution-focused therapy, relaxation and guided imagery, alongside identifying practical solutions and co-creating strategies for change.
The Human Givens Institute is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.
To learn more, visit www.hgi.org.uk
