Approach

Therapy sessions last for 50 minutes and take place at a fixed time on a weekly basis.

Although short-term therapy can offer some support, especially when dealing with an immediate crisis, long-term therapy is more far-reaching and offers a greater opportunity for meaningful change; it is over a longer period of time that the therapeutic relationship is able to develop and deepen, therefore allowing a client to safely explore difficult patterns of thought and behaviour.

Long-term therapy can be open-ended, though most relationships last for somewhere between a year and five years. It is important to discuss and reflect upon possible aims or goals at the outset of the therapy and this is encouraged.