Approach
Person Centred Therapy
Carl Rogers developed ‘Client Centred Therapy’ in the 1940s and 1950s. He believed that humans are creative, inherently good and have the basic motive to self actualise, fulfilling their potential. Today’s Person Centred Therapy, developed from the Humanistic school of Psychology, is grounded in the belief that people are innately good.
The Person-Centred approach to therapy calls for the therapist to facilitate the client in finding their own answers and taking control of their own experiences. Person centred therapy can be sought to provide the conditions needed to begin self healing from short term stressors that can trigger:
Low mood
Anxiety
Relationship difficulties
Parenting difficulties
Frustrations with work or study
Habits such as self injury and substance misuse
Therapy can help you become aware of habits and fixed patterns that can influence how you relate to others. Awareness of fixed patterns can bring choice, personal responsibility and resourcefulness to every day life choices.
If you feel that those around you don’t understand what you’re going through person centred therapy may be just what you are looking for.
Lorraine’s approach
“My approach is simple and affective, I am passionate about helping others which comes from a motivation of wanting to learn and share in mutually respectful relationships. I use active listening to seek a deep understanding of your perspectives, feelings and emotions. I am able to accompany you and work with you to identify and manage the changes you want to make in your life. In time and with the openness gained by our client/counsellor relationship you can reveal new perspectives, self awareness and self healing”
- Lorraine Ballintine
“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
— Anais Nin