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Psychological therapy with a clinical psychologist can be broken down into four main stages:

• Assessment & initial consultation is the gathering of relevant information, building a safe therapeutic relationship, identifying problems & therapy goals;

•  Collaborative formulation (a way of understanding & explaining your difficulties) where we develop a bespoke map/diagram/or ways of understanding what factors have contributed to your difficulties; what has triggered problems; what keeps them going; & what strengths you have that we can use & build on in therapy. The ability to formulate problems is a unique skill that clinical (& counselling) psychologists have;

• The change phase during which I recommend & introduce interventions strategies. My recommendations will be informed by the formulation, your goals, & evidence-based and researched interventions. The approaches used will be designed to help you overcome difficulties & respond more effectively & healthily; we will also identify, understand & work through any barriers & blocks that can emerge in therapy; 

• Evaluating and ending therapy & follow-up as you learn about & build confidence in meeting your needs & restoring yourself we will evaluate the work completed, plan ending our working relationship & how you can maintain progress & stay well. We can also process whatever may come up around this phase of therapy. At this stage, sessions are scheduled less frequently with the opportunity for follow-up sessions or ‘booster’ consultations (if required) which allows you the space to build confidence & independence with support, if needed.