Category / Self-Development / Therapy Techniques
You might think that one form of therapy approach (modality) is just like another, but in fact, every therapy modality is different, and each uses different therapy techniques and interventions to support you to live the life you want.
Therapeutic techniques range from talking therapy to mindfulness exercises, from roleplay to dreamwork. Your therapist might specialise in one particular approach, or take techniques from multiple modalities depending on your situation, needs, and what suits you.
You might find that therapy works best for you in a group setting, and if that’s the case then the therapeutic interventions you encounter might differ from the techniques you’d find used in individual therapy. Counselling approaches are as varied as counsellors themselves, and what works for one person might be totally wrong for another.
In this section, you will find writings from therapists and practitioners at HQ Therapy Rooms relating to a wide range of therapy practices. If something sounds particularly interesting to you, you can follow the links to find someone who offers that approach or intervention.
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Therapist Ellie Harvey Talks About Group Therapy For Adults
My name is Ellie Harvey and I am a therapist and coach. As a practising psychotherapist, and someone who has experienced different kinds of therapy, I believe that while personal therapy is greatly beneficial, there are some unique and profound qualities that group therapy can bring to our personal development. I will be running a…
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Searching for Fireflies & Sufism With Integrative Psychotherapist Salvo La Rosa
Welcome to the second instalment of our ‘On the Couch’ series, My name is Melanie Cox and we have the pleasure of talking to Salvo La Rosa, who is a qualified therapist specializing in integrative psychotherapy, with an added personal interest in Sufism. Salvo has recently hosted a workshop at the CCPE called ‘Searching for…
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Reflective Practice Workshops for Therapists: Two participatory workshops with psychotherapist Joe Moran
This Spring, psychotherapist, supervisor and facilitator Joe Moran will be offering two CPD, reflective practice workshops for therapists held over respective weekends in May and July at HQ Therapy Rooms in Haggerston, East London. These welcoming and experiential workshops welcome experienced and graduate counsellors and psychotherapists, as well as therapists-in-training in the second year and…
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Bodywork As An Adjunct To Talk Therapy
One of my favourite quotes is from the Zen Buddhist teacher Shunryu Suzuki in his book Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. He writes, “Our body and mind are not two, and not one.” What he’s talking about is the inextricable connection between body and mind. They are not two discrete manifestations, to be handled separately. But…
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The Weekend University: Making Psychology Accessible
It’s called The Weekend University (TWU), and its aim as an organisation is to make the most important ideas in making psychology accessible to a wider audience. We believe that a great deal of human suffering is unnecessary and caused because we don’t properly understand the human mind, and how it works. Therefore, by making…
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Eating Disorders: The importance of a Mind-Body approach on the journey to recovery
So What Are Eating Disorders? Dr. Jenna Daku explains in this article how eating disorders can affect many of us in this modern world. Our minds and bodies are deeply connected. Tears well up in our eyes when we are sad, and tension builds in our muscles when we feel anxious or afraid. Perhaps the…
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Alice Paton’s TRE Exercises (Tension & Trauma Release): New relaxation techniques for anxiety & stress
London based Alice Paton has been a qualified Craniosacral Therapist since 2012, and has been involved with TRE Exercises since 2014. Alice has had a keen interest in yoga since my teens, and it was whilst on a yoga retreat that she learnt about Craniosacral Therapy. She recalls “It made me think about how our…
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BodyTalk Therapy: The New Consciousness-Based Healthcare System For Rebooting Your Body
What is BodyTalk and how does it work?: BodyTalk Therapy is based around the belief that your body knows how to heal itself and the ability to carry this out, but just like in this day and age, similar to a computer, your body can get overloaded, leading to malfunction. A BodyTalk Therapy practitioner offers…
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How To Build Emotional Resilience – The Benefits Of Meditation & EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)
When it comes to a person’s ability to deal with stressful situations or personal crises, learning how to build emotional resilience is key to adapting to the problems that arise and managing them in a healthy way. It has been shown that people with a higher degree and understanding of emotional resilience will be able…
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Body Psychotherapy: Getting your body & mind into a harmonious relationship with each other.
What is Body Psychotherapy? Many forms of psychotherapy, as well as other embodied practices, acknowledge the body not only as a biological network of physical information but also as an accurate and wise messenger of emotive and intuitive knowledge. The body and the mind are different parts of us, yet they are not opposites, they…
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Mindful or Mind Full? Joining A Gestalt Personal Development Group In London
Personal development group work using Gestalt therapy offers the opportunity for individuals to explore personal issues with others who are interested in understanding themselves, and their relationship with others. Some of the benefits that may arise from Gestalt group work are: The development of greater awareness. A chance to work and experiment with a wide…
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Couples In The Coronavirus Lockdown – How To Thrive As Well As Survive
How are couples in the Coronavirus lockdown adjusting to the new circumstances that have hit us all over the past year year and what are the possible effects on their relationship? There is, literally, no getting away from the pandemic, during the Covid lockdown you’ll be spending a great deal more of your time with…