GARRY RUSSELL Therapy
at The Reflective Space
How I Work
I work in an integrated way; meaning using various theoretical -therapeutic frameworks that best fit your unique presentation.
The main therapeutic approaches that I work with to support the therapeutic process primarily are the Existential Phenomenological, and Psychodynamic modalities.
I have found that by utilising these therapeutic modalities it helped the client and therapist respond to life’s challenges, limitations, and suffering. The aim is to support you to live a more satisfying life, on your own terms, with the responsibilities and freedoms that comes with those choices.
I will attempt to demystify the psychotherapeutic process by using plain speaking non-jargon language so we know where we are throughout the therapeutic relationship.
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Throughout the therapeutic process we will endeavour to co-create different perspectives on elements of your life that might be impacting on you causing you concerns, difficulties, or suffering. Exploring these elements together is an essential part of the work that we will be doing together.
If you are looking to talk about a specific issue that we can focus upon I can offer a time-limited; twelve therapy sessions. If you want to talk through complex issues that as impacted you; e.g. Bereavement/Grief, issues related moods: Depression/ Anxiety, or issues with Family or Relational dynamics where we can work in a more open-ended sessions until we agree to end therapy.
Assessment
First steps to getting to know each other
The initial assessment is designed to determine whether your case is something that I can help you with.
The assessment will last fifty minutes. Following the assessment the information you have given will be reviewed. I will aim to respond regarding ongoing therapy sessions within 48 hours.
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If the assessment determines that I can support you with we can schedule a mutually agreed time for your first therapeutic session. However, if it is agreed that you need a therapist with a more appropriate set of therapeutic skills to meet your particular needs I will let you know, and make the appropriate referral.
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Please note: I can only conduct assessments with individuals that are registered with a GP in the United Kingdom.
Our sessions
In the first session we will agree to a contract that outlines how I work: for, example; policies and procedure around disclosures such as safeguarding, or risk, DNA, late cancellations, holidays, etc.
Therapy sessions are held in a private, confidential space for 50 minutes weekly at the same time and location
Within therapy sessions, we will agree what difficulties you are finding problematic in your life. We will work towards gaining some new perspectives and insights that might help us to gain an improved self-awareness and balance within, and between your internal-external worlds.