Fiona Thomas, Psychotherapy & Counselling

Psychotherapy covers a range of methods, my approach to psychotherapy is "Transactional Analysis". TA is based on the philosophy that we are all OK. The belief is that we all have the potential and desire for growth and self actualisation. As we grow, we learn specific behaviours and decide on who and how we are going to be in the world. We are therefore ultimately responsible for our own growth and behaviour and no one can make us change or behave in a particular way. However we can have a profound influence on each other, we want those influences to be positive to increase the likelihood of making growth enhancing decisions. Whatever the relationships we have through life, both parties have needs, wants and feelings which are important and must not be discounted. The quality of the relationship between client and therapist is therefore itself an essential feature in effective therapy. TA has a positive philosophy which promotes understanding and change in our thinking, feelings and behaviour in safe exciting and fun processes. I can offer short term or long term therapy, I can deal with more immediate concerns that may have arisen recently, or I can offer more in depth work where issues may be rooted in the past. Psychotherapy is not only a one-to-one or couples therapy. It can be used in groups in many locations, such as in the workplace, health centres and hospitals.