Talk Therapy

Have you ever wanted to talk about your feelings in a safe and comfortable way, but you felt like there was no one around who would listen to you? No one likes to feel as if they are ignored, especially if they are suffering from past traumas, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem…the list goes on. If you feel you need to speak with someone who you can trust, talk therapy is always available at Expressions Counselling.

Research has shown that the quality of the therapeutic alliance is the best predictor of the client’s progress in counselling. Therefore, we start the counselling process by building a strong therapeutic relationship with the client. Our first goal is for the client to feel safe, understood, and unconditionally accepted. Once we have achieved this, we gently work with the client to reduce the negative symptoms and behaviours through talk therapy as well as art and play therapies.

During the talk therapy sessions, we help our clients to feel seen, heard and understood. We further identify unhelpful thought patterns or behavioural patterns, helping the client to achieve new insights. We use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialactical Behavioural Therapy to help the client to become aware of their unhelpful patterns and start creating positive change. We give our clients homework after each session in order for them to become active participants in their recovery.