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TYPES OF THERAPY

​​​Yvette draws from a number of psychological counselling models that include the following:  

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• Internal Family Systems - An evidence-based approach which assumes that each individual possesses a variety of ‘parts’ or sub personalities and attempts to get to know each of these parts to better achieve healing.

• Insight-Oriented  - helps clients gain insight, or awareness, into the reasons for their negative feelings or destructive thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs.

• DBT -  DBT combines standard cognitive behavioral techniques with other concepts such as Mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance and emotion regulation.

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – explores thoughts, feelings and core beliefs that underlies behaviours..

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy -  emphasises acceptance as a way to deal with negative thoughts, feelings, and symptoms. Encourages commitment to healthy, constructive activities that uphold your values.

• Trauma informed counselling - accounts for a client's trauma, its impact on their behaviour and mental health. Somatic interventions are used to engage the relationship between mind, body, brain and behaviour. EMDR is provided by some trauma counsellors.

• EMDR -bilateral eye stimulation to help process trauma memories. Initially developed to treat PTSD, however It can also be helpful for other concerns, including anxiety, panic disorder, depression, addiction, OCD, and pain disorders. 

• Neuroscience Informed anxiety therapy - integration of brain based strategies for calming the anxious mind.

• Christian Counselling -. As a committed Christian Yvette's passion is to incorporate spirituality and biblical principles into counselling sessions with those who request so.  Additionally she has extensive experience working with pastors, leaders and missionaries of various denominations with an understanding of the pressures and issues that may arise within ministry roles.