How I Work
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Jon Firth Therapist Psychotherapy & Counselling 01580 830091 07555 240182 Email |
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How I work and Therapy Terminology / Jargon
I trained in Transactional Analysis (TA) as my main training route, along with various other learning / study, which continues as is healthy in my role. TA is a very open therapy approach. What is written on the internet is never entirely accurate if researching types of therapy, in my own experience, so if doing so hold the information discovered ‘lightly'
Transactional Analysis is a Systematic Humanistic model of Personal Change and Growth. It is a modality of Psychotherapy, a true ‘ talking therapy’ with origins in psychiatry, developed into a humanistic modality free of ‘one-upmanship’
I favour the well-rounded systems offered by Transactional Analysis and it’s multiple Schools of Approach - providing rich and varied streams and mechanisms for my delivery of effective therapy for You. I also incorporate other training into my practice, including a Systemic / Family Systems frame of reference.
I am also trained in a treatment system for Depression with a recognised NICE Protocol.
If you are a cautious sort of a person, or really like to know a lot about something I’ll happily share a theory with you, give articles or exercises, or book titles you may find helpful, or u tube links, complimentary and useful to your therapy.
If you read the paragraph above and it sounds just awful, you want to get across how you feel, consider yourself not a ‘thinker’ no problem, I work in different ways with different people, it’s part of my job to understand how to be with you, to do the work together you want to do.
Sometimes words are not enough, working with images or stones or cushions, doing stuff is a better way for us to communicate therapeutically. If you like being outside, yes we can be in the fresh air with plenty of space around. Therapy isn’t always about 2 people sat opposite one another talking. Bodiam is a beautiful location and it’s easy to connect with nature here which may be an enlivening experience for you. Walking and talking therapy is OK with me.
A frequent difficulty for many couples having relationship issues is that one person may put more focus on feelings while the other may put more into thinking or doing.
This often results in ‘missing’ each other in communication and in life. This ‘battle’ can also be a common struggle internally for individuals.
It really is my job to find the best way to work with you, it is not your job as a client to ‘be someone else’ to communicate with me, I will ‘get you’ empathically, understand and not judge.
Firstly clients generally want to ‘feel better’ and then work on deeper changes.
Often I may be the first person who’s really listened to you, or who you have shared your deepest feelings, thoughts and experiences with. Being witnessed, sharing in itself is important and significant.
Here is a great video on how to get the best out of therapy.