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Schema therapy (ST) focuses on recognising and understanding one’s schemas; maladaptive patterns of thought which leads to unhealthy behaviour and relationships. Drawing from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), psychoanalysis, and Gestalt therapy, ST helps clients identify unhealthy thoughts and their roots. Therapists then work to change these thought processes to promote positive behaviour. Clients also learn…

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps clients process traumatic memories and experiences by transforming negative emotions linked to those memories into positive, empowering emotions. EMDR uses eye tracking movements (or other senses, like sound) to enhance the brain’s ability to process traumatic memories, altering how clients perceive them. During an EMDR session, the therapist…

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a mindful psychotherapy that helps clients focus on the present, accepting their thoughts and feelings without judgement.  Stemming from cognitive behavioural therapies (CBT), ACT helps clients learn to stop avoiding and struggling with emotions, instead accepting that these feelings are appropriate responses to certain situations and should not prevent…