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Practice Philosophy and Values
Cognitive Behavioural psychotherapy is most effective
when the therapist and client work together as a team by collaborating
together to achieve goals that the client want to work towards. This
means that the therapist shows a commitment to identify goals with the
client, answers the client's questions, gives feedback, demonstrates
enthusiasm and professionalism, treat the client with respect and
dignity, and works to create a real experience of optimism, hope, and
knowledge to every session in order to promote recovery.
Cognitive behavioural psychotherapy needs the client
is willing to be an active participant -for example, by doing his or her
best to try the homework assignments between sessions, and understands
that good therapy and change are not always a comfortable experience
-though usually very beneficial and rewarding.
I want my clients to find a ways to create a more
fulfilling life for themselves, and I want this to happen as soon as
reasonably possible. I want to earn the confidence of my clients, but
more importantly I want to show them how they can have confidence in
themselves by changing the way that they think or behave. I want therapy
to be a positive learning experience for my clients.
In my view cognitive behavioural psychotherapy is an
excellent set of methods to achieve these ends. I greatly enjoy my work.
Being a psychotherapist means that I experience the privilege of joining
and working with people to overcome their problems even if just for a
brief period of time- on their journey towards coping and then recovery.
Michael Townend- Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
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