Individual Therapy
Understand the patterns that may be
keeping you stuck
Individual therapy provides a dedicated space to explore emotional patterns, relationships, and internal struggles with the support of a structured and collaborative therapeutic approach.
About Individual Therapy
A dedicated space to understand emotional patterns and internal struggles
Individual therapy is a one-on-one therapeutic relationship focused on helping individuals better understand emotional patterns, relationships, and internal struggles that may be affecting their lives. At Per Se Psychology, therapy is collaborative and tailored to your pace, readiness, and personal goals. Sessions are designed to help uncover underlying mechanisms rather than only managing surface-level symptoms.
- Clear and structured sessions
- Collaborative therapeutic approach
- Focus on underlying emotional mechanisms
- Evidence-informed methods
Therapeutic Approach
Focused on understanding the mechanisms beneath the symptoms
Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method, therapy at Per Se Psychology focuses on understanding the emotional, behavioural, and relational mechanisms contributing to distress. Therapeutic approaches are integrated based on the individual’s needs, readiness, and goals.
ISTDP
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
ISTDP is a psychodynamic therapy informed by attachment theory that focuses on identifying and resolving emotional mechanisms underlying anxiety, relational difficulties, and long-standing psychological patterns.Rather than only managing symptoms, the approach aims to help individuals process underlying emotional experiences that may be contributing to distress.
Focused on underlying emotional mechanisms — not only symptom management.
CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
CBT focuses on identifying maladaptive thought patterns and behavioural responses that may contribute to distress, helping individuals develop healthier and more practical coping strategies.
Best suited for
Anxiety, overthinking, stress management, behavioural patterns, and practical coping strategies.
ACT
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
ACT encourages individuals to develop psychological flexibility by connecting with personal values and learning new ways to respond to difficult thoughts and emotions.
Best suited for
Emotional avoidance, self-criticism, psychological flexibility, and values-based behavioural change.
Positive Psychology
Strength-Based Psychological Growth
Positive Psychology focuses on recognising and strengthening personal capabilities, resilience, and wellbeing beyond symptom reduction alone.
Best suited for
Resilience, wellbeing, strengths development, confidence, and long-term personal growth.
Areas of Support
What clients may work through in therapy
Therapy may support individuals experiencing emotional distress, relational difficulties, long-standing behavioural patterns, or periods of transition and uncertainty.
Anxiety & emotional overwhelm
Support for persistent anxiety, emotional intensity, overthinking, internal pressure, and difficulties regulating emotional responses.
Relationship difficulties
Exploring recurring relationship patterns, conflict, attachment wounds, communication difficulties, and emotional responses in close relationships.
Life transitions & uncertainty
Support during periods of change, adjustment, grief, identity questioning, career pressure, or uncertainty about the next step.
Depression & low motivation
Support for low mood, loss of motivation, emotional heaviness, withdrawal, and patterns that make it difficult to move forward.
Stress & internal pressure
Support for feeling overwhelmed, constantly responsible, unable to switch off, or caught in cycles of pressure and self-criticism.
Long-standing emotional patterns
Understanding repeated emotional, behavioural, or relational patterns that may have developed over time and no longer feel helpful.