Gilmour Psychological Services

Description

Sometimes referred to as "the talking cure", both psychotherapy and counselling are dialogues between the client and psychologist. That is, psychotherapy and counselling are collaborative endeavours between the psychologist and the client in which the client discusses his/ her difficulties, concerns, challenges, needs, conflicts and feelings in a non-judgemental climate of acceptance and support.
The psychologist offers the client clarifications, interpretations, empathy, information and an objective sounding board in a relationship which puts the needs of the client first. The processes of psychotherapy are designed to help the client remove troublesome symptoms, change self-defeating or problematic behaviour and promote personal growth and development. Psychotherapy is usually considered to work on deeper problems which may have their root in the individual's childhood. Counselling tends to be more here-and-now focused, and the psychologist uses a more instructive, active approach than is typical of some psychotherapies. At Gilmour Psychological Services, the psychologists stay with mainstream, scientifically developed and proven therapeutic approaches. Our psychologists are well trained in a variety of psychotherapy and counselling approaches for a wide spectrum of problems and age ranges.