Types of Therapy

Integrative Therapy 

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Integrative therapy brings together ideas and techniques from different therapeutic approaches rather than relying on one method for everyone.

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Your therapist considers your experiences, personality, goals, and what you're struggling with to develop an approach that fits you. Your sessions may draw from several modalities depending on what would be most helpful at different points in your therapy.

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Often used for:  A wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationships, trauma, and self-esteem.

Attachment-Based Therapy 

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Attachment-based therapy explores how your early relationships and experiences may have influenced the way you connect with others today.

Together, you can look at patterns involving trust, closeness, emotional safety, communication, or fears of rejection and abandonment. Understanding where these patterns come from can make it easier to respond differently in your relationships now.

Often used for: Relationship difficulties, attachment concerns, self-esteem, and recurring interpersonal patterns.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

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CBT is a structured, practical approach that looks at the relationship between your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours.

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Rather than simply trying to think more positively, CBT helps you identify patterns that may be contributing to how you're feeling and experiment with different ways of responding. You may practise new strategies both in and between sessions.

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Often used for: Anxiety, depression, ADHD, and a range of other concerns involving thoughts and behaviours.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)​

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DBT combines acceptance with practical strategies for creating change. It can be particularly helpful when emotions feel intense or difficult to manage.

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DBT teaches skills for understanding and regulating emotions, tolerating distress, staying present, and communicating more effectively. The goal is not simply to get rid of difficult emotions, but to develop more effective ways of responding to them.

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Often used for: BPD, emotional dysregulation, relationship difficulties, and difficulty coping with intense emotions.

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Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)​

ERP is a specialised form of CBT most commonly used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

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With the support of a therapist, you gradually face situations, thoughts, or sensations that trigger anxiety while reducing the compulsions, rituals, or avoidance behaviours you would normally use to feel better. Over time, this can help break the cycle that keeps OCD going and build greater confidence in your ability to tolerate uncertainty without relying on compulsions.

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Often used for: OCD and some anxiety-related concerns.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing 

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EMDR is a structured therapy that helps people process distressing or traumatic experiences that continue to affect them in the present.

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During EMDR, your therapist guides you through a structured process while using bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements or tapping. The goal is to help difficult memories become less emotionally overwhelming so they no longer have the same hold on your day-to-day life.

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Often used for: Trauma, PTSD, distressing memories, and experiences that continue to feel emotionally unresolved.

Family-Based Treatment for Disordered Eating​

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Family-Based Treatment is a structured approach for adolescents experiencing an eating disorder. It recognises the important role that caregivers can play in supporting recovery.

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Rather than placing responsibility for recovery entirely on the young person, caregivers are supported in helping restore regular eating and reduce eating-disorder behaviours. As recovery progresses, responsibility is gradually returned to the adolescent in a developmentally appropriate way.

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Often used for: Adolescent eating disorders, particularly when family involvement is appropriate.

Gottman Method Couples Therapy​

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The Gottman Method is a research-informed approach to couples therapy developed from decades of research into relationships.

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It focuses on the patterns that influence how couples communicate, handle conflict, maintain friendship and intimacy, and respond to one another. Therapy can help couples understand what's happening beneath recurring arguments and develop practical ways to strengthen their relationship.

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Often used for: Communication difficulties, recurring conflict, emotional disconnection, rebuilding trust, and strengthening relationships.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)​

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IFS is an insight-oriented approach that explores the different parts or patterns within your internal experience.

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You may notice one part of you that is highly self-critical, another that wants to avoid difficult feelings, or another that feels responsible for keeping everything under control. IFS provides a framework for understanding these different experiences with greater curiosity and compassion.

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Often used for: Self-criticism, internal conflict, emotional patterns, and developing greater self-understanding.

Psychoanalytic Therapy​

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Psychoanalytic therapy explores how experiences, relationships, and patterns from earlier in life may continue to influence the way you think, feel, and relate to others.

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Rather than focusing only on what's happening right now, this approach creates space to look more deeply at recurring patterns and the meanings behind them. Developing greater insight can help you understand yourself and your relationships in new ways.

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Often used for: Long-standing emotional difficulties, relationship patterns, self-understanding, and recurring concerns that seem difficult to shift.

Solution-Focused Therapy​

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Solution-focused therapy is a practical, goal-oriented approach that focuses on where you want to go rather than spending all of your time analyzing what's wrong.

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You and your therapist identify what you want to change, explore what's already working, and look for realistic steps that can move you forward. The approach can be particularly useful when you have a specific goal and want therapy to feel focused and action-oriented.

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Often used for: Specific goals, current challenges, decision-making, and situations where you're looking for practical change.

Trauma-Informed Therapy​

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Trauma-informed therapy recognises that past experiences can affect the way a person experiences safety, relationships, emotions, and the world around them.

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Rather than assuming that everyone needs to process trauma in the same way, a trauma-informed therapist prioritises safety, choice, collaboration, and your sense of control. You can explore difficult experiences at a pace that feels manageable, without being pressured to disclose more than you're ready to share.

Often used for: Trauma-related concerns, difficult past experiences, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and emotional regulation.