Zoe | Psychotherapist

Psychotherapy Guiseley

I specialise in anxiety, grief, self esteem and work related issues. I also offer the Rewind Technique which is hugely effective in reducing the impact of traumatic experiences. My style is relaxed, compassionate and directional (rather than directive or passive). I have achieved accreditation with the BACP which underpins my professionalism. I work with individuals age 16 and over. 

Together we explore what has brought you to therapy and what you would like to be different. Therapy is more than the 50 minutes you spend with me each week -it is a very active process which requires you as the client to participate, to bring material to discuss and to reflect between sessions.

Therapy can be unsettling and frustrating at times, and at other times uplifting and enlightening but my clients say that therapy has helped them to gain greater understanding of themselves, develop new tools and strategies, develop more self-compassion and better perspective taking, and in summary has helped them to make positive changes.

I am a relational integrative therapist, which means that I draw on many different therapeutic tools, theories and perspectives. I believe in the power of positive relationships and understanding our relational patterns which may help or hinder this.

The initial assessment session is 60 minutes, the purpose of which is for us both to get a sense of whether I am the right therapist for you. This session will feel different to therapy sessions in that we will not have time to go indepth, and I will move the session along in order to cover what we need to. To do that I will invite you to give headline information about what brings you to therapy, background and history, and an understanding of what you would like to gain as a result of our time together.  I will give you the chance to ask any questions that you have about the way that I work.

If we decide to continue, then subsequent therapy sessions last for 50 minutes, and usually take place at the same time each week for as long as we both agree that it is useful for you. Regular attendance is essential to progress, whether it be weekly or fortnightly. I am unable to guarantee the same timeslot if the frequency drops to less than fortnightly.