Strong emotions such as depression and anxiety are on the increase in society as the challenges of modern life take hold. These emotions can manifest in many ways, from simply generally feeling low, to acute phobias, panic attacks or other unwanted symptoms such as self-harming and eating disorders.

Many people are reluctant to make medication their first point of call when wanting to feel better. Other people are finding that medication is helpful, but that it alone is not enough to improve their sense of mental well-being, as the underlying cause of their problems are not being addressed. Every person’s situation is as unique as they are, but we can be sure that when we are not feeling ourselves, or living the life we wish to, there are one or more emotional needs not being met in a healthy balanced way in our lives. Good effective talking therapies can identify those areas and work with the client to bring about the desired change.

Despite their training, and good intentions, many professionals are not effective at dealing with the disruption that out of control emotions cause their clients. Some common forms of counselling, for example, are known to make depression and anxiety disorders worse. Conversely, the right type of counselling is known to be more effective than drug treatments for all of these conditions.

Here at Talk Learn Change, I use a highly effective solution focussed therapy called Human Givens Therapy. It draws on the best of all therapy models and ensures fast efficient help for my clients.