CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) involves talking one-to-one with a therapist. It can help you to look at the way you think and act: and understand how these things affect your health and happiness. We teach new ways of coping with different problems such as depression, anxiety or OCD, helping you to make sense of what can feel overwhelming, and look at problems in a simple, rational way.

Sometimes simply talking openly and freely about your problems in a friendly, understanding and confidential environment can work wonders. Counselling can help you understand why you feel the way you do, and develop your own unique path to positive change.

DRCS can offer Counselling for Depression which is an evidence-based treatment approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for people experiencing symptoms of depression. This approach targets the emotional problems underlying depression, helping you to develop an understanding of these problems in order to overcome them. The aim is to help explore any underlying feelings, make sense of them, and reflect on the new meanings that emerge.

DRCS can also offer Integrative counselling which draws on techniques from different types of therapy to tailor an approach specifically for you. An integrative counsellor believes there isn’t just one therapeutic approach that can help a client in all situations. Instead, they take into account you as an individual and your circumstances, and use elements of different approaches to help you explore and cope with your problems.

Couples Counselling helps couples understand each other. It can help you explore how to express your feelings and improve communication, or manage conflicts and disagreements, in present or previous relationships.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) can help if you have symptoms of trauma from any past experience across your lifetime. Examples include childhood abuse or neglect, physical or sexual assault, surgical trauma, road traffic accidents and workplace accidents. It is designed to help you process and integrate experiences, enabling relief from the associated emotional and psychological burden. EMDR is a powerful approach which may also help with a range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, addiction, pain, behavioural difficulties, relationship issues and personality disorders.

Group Workshops can help you to understand your self better and work alongside others in a similar situation to learn ways to cope, change and grow. They’re great for improving self-confidence and validating your life experience. We run groups around confidence building, bereavement, anxiety and stress management, depression, long term conditions, anger management, self esteem, and understanding neuro diversity.

IPT (Interpersonal Therapy) is a time limited evidence based model devised to treat depression and other conditions with the focus on improving the quality of relationships, interaction and social function. It incorporates a variety of strategies, goal setting and interventions to alleviate and resolve depressive symptoms within a flexible structure.