Therapy Hub - The Different Types of Therapy

What Is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?

🧠 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured, goal-focused approach to understanding and reshaping how thoughts influence emotions and behaviours.

🔍 CBT helps individuals explore: thought patterns Recurring ways of thinking that may fuel anxiety, depression, or self-doubt , emotional responses Feelings that follow certain beliefs or interpretations of events , and behaviour cycles Actions we take that may reinforce distress or limit growth .

🛠️ CBT breaks these patterns down gently — helping people notice triggers, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and experiment with new actions that build emotional resilience.

🌿 CBT is collaborative and present-focused. It doesn’t dive deep into childhood memories unless relevant — instead, it empowers change in the here and now.

🎯 CBT has proven effective for a wide range of experiences, including anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, and even physical health conditions impacted by stress.

💬 Sessions often include discussion, journaling, mindfulness, or practical experiments designed to build self-awareness and confidence — all paced around your needs.

🤝 CBT believes that change isn’t just possible — it’s learnable. Thought by thought. Step by step.

What Is Person-Centred Therapy?

🌱 Person-Centred Therapy is a humanistic approach that prioritises empathy, authenticity, and unconditional positive regard. It’s rooted in the belief that individuals have an innate capacity for growth when given a safe and validating space.

💬 In person-centred therapy, the therapist isn’t a “fixer” — they’re a compassionate companion. This means no judgments, no labels, no agenda — just curious listening and deep respect.

🔍 Key ingredients include: empathy The therapist seeks to genuinely understand your emotional world without intrusion or analysis , genuineness Therapists show up as real people — open and honest in the relationship , and unconditional positive regard You’re accepted fully, even when things feel messy or uncertain .

🌈 The focus isn’t on symptoms or diagnoses — it’s on your experience, your story, and how you make sense of it. Healing unfolds naturally as you begin to trust yourself more deeply.

🛤️ Person-centred therapy is especially powerful for those who’ve felt invalidated or pathologised — offering emotional repair through trust, presence, and affirmation.

✨ It's not about becoming someone new — it's about coming home to who you already are.

What Is Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)?

💫 EMDR Therapy is a structured approach to healing emotional distress, particularly trauma. It helps you reprocess disturbing memories by activating both sides of the brain through gentle, guided bilateral stimulation (like tracking moving lights or tapping).

🧭 EMDR follows an eight-phase framework that creates safety, uncovers root experiences, reprocesses painful memories, and restores emotional balance — without needing to re-live trauma in detail.

🔄 EMDR supports the brain's natural ability to: desensitise emotional charge Reduce overwhelming feelings linked to traumatic memories , reprocess stored information Transform how those memories are held, felt, and recalled , and form adaptive beliefs Replace negative self-perceptions with healthier perspectives .

🧠 Common issues EMDR helps with include PTSD, anxiety, phobias, grief, and self-esteem struggles. It doesn’t require lengthy retelling or verbal analysis — just willingness and gentle guidance.

🌿 You stay fully conscious, in control, and grounded throughout. The process is often described as “unfreezing” stuck memories so your nervous system can finally exhale.

🤝 EMDR honours your pace, story, and strengths — offering resolution, clarity, and emotional release without overwhelm.

What Is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)?

🌀 DBT Therapy is a compassionate blend of cognitive science and emotional validation. It’s especially helpful for people struggling with intense emotions, relationship challenges, and patterns of self-sabotage.

🔄 Rooted in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Focuses on identifying and transforming unhelpful thoughts and behaviours , DBT adds a powerful twist: it teaches you how to accept reality and yourself exactly as you are, while building the skills to change what no longer serves you.

🎯 DBT focuses on four key areas:

• Mindfulness Stay present, aware, and non-judgmental, even during emotional storms
• Distress Tolerance Cope with crisis and emotional pain without making things worse
• Emotion Regulation Understand and shift intense emotional reactions with greater control
• Interpersonal Effectiveness Navigate conflict, say no, and ask for what you need with grace

What Is Psychoeducational Therapy?

🧩 Psychoeducational Therapy blends therapeutic support with structured learning — offering knowledge as a tool for healing, growth, and emotional understanding.

🎓 It helps individuals (and sometimes families or groups) make sense of their psychological experiences through education. You learn about mental health conditions, stress responses, trauma effects, neurodiversity, and more — with empathy and clarity.

🔍 Psychoeducation typically includes:

• Insight into diagnoses or symptoms Demystifying what’s happening and why — reducing fear or shame
• Skills-building modules Coping strategies for stress, emotion regulation, relationships, and self-care
• Interactive reflection Exploring beliefs, triggers, and thought patterns with structured exercises
• Empowerment through knowledge Helping you understand what healing looks like — and how to participate in it

What Is Somatic Therapy?

🌿 Somatic Therapy invites you to listen to your body as a storyteller — not just a vessel. It explores how emotional experiences show up physically, helping you release tension, re-regulate your nervous system, and heal trauma stored beneath the surface.

🫁 Somatic approaches trust the wisdom of your body. Trauma often lives in muscle memory, posture, breath patterns, and gut feelings — long before it reaches conscious thought.

💡 Techniques include:

• Breathwork Gentle, intentional breathing to support regulation and calm
• Body scanning Tuning into physical sensations to locate stress or stored emotion
• Movement and grounding Guided physical gestures to restore safety, balance, and agency
• Touch and sensory awareness Using proprioception and tactile input to support reconnection and comfort

What Is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)?

🧭 SFBT is a future-focused therapy that flips traditional approaches on their head. Instead of unpacking problems endlessly, it asks: “What’s working?” and “What will life look like when it’s better?”

✨ The emphasis is on strengths, existing resources, and micro-moments of success — not diagnosis or trauma narration. You co-create practical, bite-sized steps to move toward your preferred future.

🛠️ Core principles include:

• Brief and focused Designed to be effective in fewer sessions by targeting goals and actions
• Client as expert You define what “better” looks like and decide the direction of change
• Strength spotting Exploring what’s already working rather than what's broken
• “Miracle question” technique Imagining waking up with your problem solved — then exploring what’s different

What Is Arts & Crafts Therapy?

🎨 Arts & Crafts Therapy uses creative materials — paint, clay, collage, textiles, sculpture, and more — to help individuals express emotions, process experiences, and reconnect with themselves in ways that words alone can’t always reach.

🧶 It’s especially helpful for those who struggle to verbalise feelings due to neurodivergence, trauma, or sensory differences. The act of creating becomes a bridge — between internal landscapes and external understanding.

💡 Approaches may include:

• Art Therapy Facilitated by trained professionals, focusing on emotional exploration through creative expression
• Craft-based Therapy Using hands-on materials like knitting, woodworking, or jewellery-making for focus and self-soothing
• Playful and Unstructured Exploration Providing open-ended access to sensory and tactile materials without judgment or goals
• Creative Journaling Combining doodles, collage, words, and colour to track moods or insights