CBT & Schema
CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) is good for goals-directed work and works in the 'here and now'.
Schema-aware therapy builds on CBT. This work will tend to take us back into childhood where most chronic behavioural patterns begin.
Below is a short guide that might help you decide which option would benefit you.
CBT (for 'the here
and now')
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Do you have immediate issues that are getting strongly in the way of your life? Things like agoraphobia, social anxiety, depression, unwanted memories?
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If so, we’ll use CBT to identify negative behaviours and emotions.
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We’ll set up a plan for change that works for you.
Expected number of sessions - 8-12*
Schema-aware therapy, tackling lifetraps
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Do you feel in the grip of chronic negative patterns? Perhaps they feel almost impossible to change.
Are you:
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Caught in a pattern of similar, unsatisfying relationships.
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More focused on other peoples’ needs, than your own?
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Unsure if people could ever love the real you?
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Catastrophising about the future whenever something bad occurs.
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Uncomfortable with positive feedback? Feel you don’t deserve praise/credit, or that something major is missing from life?
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In a struggle to maintain and manage all the elements of your life? To live up to your own standards?
Expected number of sessions - 8-16*
What my clients have said...
TS
June 2022
'Malcolm came along at a difficult time in my life. He’s an impartial listener who guided me towards the answers I needed to move forward. He’s empathetic, compassionate and very enthusiastic. I happily recommend him to anybody needing a helping hand.'
Costs
Therapy is £55 for an online session, or £60 for a Face to Face session at my premises in Glasgow (Alexandra Park). Meeting 'face-to-face' in Charing Cross is also £60.
If you have a reduced income, I can sometimes offer a reduction.
If you need to alter or cancel a session time, I will need at least two day's notice, otherwise you may be charged.
and grow
Change
You are free to change your mind about therapy at any time, with a week's notice. Of course, I would like to be involved in that decision, if possible.