Individual therapy is a psychological treatment method that is geared towards helping people work through their mental health-related problems. It can also be referred to as psychotherapy, counselling, and talk therapy.
We work with people who need support with a wide range of challenges, including: depression, anxiety, anger, panic, grief, phobia, trauma, abuse, and self-esteem. We use evidence-based treatments to teach you coping strategies to enhance your mental health.
We also work with people who want to learn new skills to improve their well-being, relationships, and productivity, drawing from the field of positive psychology.
The individual therapy we offer at Identity Consultancy is an effective treatment for several mental and emotional issues. This therapy can both relieve symptoms of disorders, as well as have long term effects on your thoughts, emotional processing, behaviour, and well-being. The goal of individual therapy is to help improve the quality of your life by identifying and resolving a range of social, relational, and psychological problems.
Whether you are facing long-standing disorders or current immediate stresses, individual therapy can provide you with insightful problem-solving skills to increase positive feelings and control negative ones. You will learn skills to change your thought patterns, cope with stressful and difficult situations, make healthy decisions, and improve social relationships. This then promotes self-awareness and self-growth.
Initially, your psychologist will gather important past and present information to diagnose the problem and create a treatment plan with a specific therapy. They will discuss with you what concerns you have and your treatment goals. The first few sessions will allow you to get more comfortable and build a relationship with your psychologist, while they continue to learn more about you and your mental health conditions. As individual therapies are ‘talk therapies’, you will be encouraged to speak and share about your life, including difficult experiences. Although this may be difficult at the start and can cause you to feel upset or angry, your therapist will help you develop the confidence and skills needed to process these emotions.
After this, you can both decide the best plan of action by discussing the form of therapy to use, and the frequency and number of sessions needed. The way in which the specific therapy will then be practiced depends on the issues at hand and your requirements. Your wants and needs will matter greatly in the process. You may also be assigned homework to work on and build on the strategies covered in the therapy.
Over time you will develop coping techniques and healthy thought and behaviour patterns, improving your overall mood and wellbeing.
