Psychological Therapy and Counselling Services in Rochdale

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Psychological therapy with Dr Steve Hoole

A clinical psychologist, based in Rochdale, trained in a variety of therapies but drawing mainly on psychodynamic and attachment based approaches such as Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) and Emotionally Focussed Couples Therapy (EFCT).

These types of therapy allow a deep exploration of earlier life experiences and relationships, and help clients to understand how the early patterns of relating to themselves and others, may impact their present day problems. They may be causing problems in current relationships or be making it difficult to deal with present life circumstances.

Whatever the issue, therapy with Dr Hoole, either individually or as part of a couple relationship, aims to help clients understand their motivations and feelings more clearly and allow them to move forwards and build the life they want.

Individual Therapy: £130/session (50 minutes)
Couples Therapy: £150/session (60 minutes)

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Integrative Psychotherapy with Katy Hoole

Our integrative psychotherapy uses the person-centred and EFIT models as its core. Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) has its foundations in attachment theory and places great value on the need for secure emotional connections within and between individuals. Using this approach, EFIT aims to transform core emotional experiences, moving clients from emotional experiences that can feel alien, frightening and unacceptable, to a place where they can self-regulate, find acceptance, and start to form new ways of being with themselves and others.

EFIT aims to help clients understand and improve their emotional connection with themselves and others. Working in this way, the focus is on emotion and how it is managed and used by the client. EFIT is based in attachment theory and so a client’s childhood experiences and relationships can be explored to understand how they learned and developed strategies to manage and use emotion. Some of these strategies may no longer be working in the present, but by strengthening a client’s connection to their emotions, they can build a secure sense of who they are which in turn helps to create strong , supportive bonds with those around them.

Psychotherapy such as EFIT can be particularly helpful for working with anxiety, depression, or the emotional aftermath of traumatic experiences or relationships. Psychotherapy can be useful for clients who may not necessarily be struggling with a specific or current experience, but who are looking for a more exploratory approach which delves in greater depth into the history and patterns of their lives. Sometimes a current experience can highlight or intensify emotional patterns that are already present, and psychotherapy can be useful in these cases to look beyond the immediate issue to the underlying emotions and strategies that are at play.

£90 per therapeutic hour (50 minutes)

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Person-Centred Counselling

We have several therapists offering person-centred counselling. Our counsellors offer a supportive, empathic, non-judgemental space for clients to explore difficult experiences that are causing them distress. Counselling is appropriate for clients who are experiencing immediate, situational problems such as grief, work stress, relationship conflicts or life transitions.

Our counsellors are person-centred which means the client is put at the heart of the work; the counsellor aims to offer an empathic, non-judgemental and congruent relationship to the client where they can explore whatever difficulties or emotions they are experiencing in order to feel less alone, gain new perspectives and feel better able to cope with their present circumstances.

Counselling can be a good option for less complex psychological issues, clients who have never had any kind of therapy before, or those looking for support through a particularly difficult time in life.