A personal approach
Dido Denman
Every person has a different experience of psychotherapy because we are all unique individuals with unique problems. Psychotherapists, too, differ in their training and orientation and it is important to find a therapist who works in a way that works for you.
People who find the NHS approach limited can sometimes benefit from the greater range of options offered by private practitioners. My own approach is based on a comprehensive exploration of the major theoretical schools and training in a number of disciplines. The therapy I offer is:
Holistic: our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects are recognised as integral parts of the whole being. No part of your experience is excluded from therapeutic consideration. Sexuality and gender orientation are fundamental to our sense of identity and these, too, can be explored and discussed in therapy in a way that is seldom possible elsewhere.
Humanistic: healing is seen as inherent in each of us. The best understanding of your current condition, and what is needed for your future health and happiness, resides within you yourself. My task is to help you rediscover this innate understanding.
Practical: you receive the therapy you need. I understand that, for most people, financial circumstances need to be taken into account when considering therapy. I will support you in making desired changes in the minimum number of sessions, while assuring you of ongoing support for as long as it is required.
Psychodynamic: symptoms are viewed not as problems to be eradicated but as messages from your unconscious about underlying intra-psychic conflicts. Using techniques such as hypnosis, focusing, active imagination, dream work, regression and guided meditation, we work to interpret and understand these messages, with a view to resolving the conflict from which they arise. With resolution of the underlying problem, symptoms melt away…they are no longer needed.