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Personal and Group Therapy
Personal Therapy
We offer both Individual and Group Therapy for sufferers of Social Anxiety Disorder.
First of all we have an assessment session where we establish the severity of your Social Anxiety and explain how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy works and also discuss the structure of the Therapy Group. We then jointly decide which approach to take.
If you suffer from severe Social Anxiety we may decide to have a number of individual sessions until you are ready to join a group. We may also decide on one or more individual sessions if there is a time delay before the next group course starts.
For most people, following the initial assessment, we arrange for them to join the next available group.
If you have other issues that need to be addressed, we can arrange to treat these separately, although completion of the course may render this unnecessary.
Fees are £50 per session, although some concessions may be available.
Group Therapy
**New Therapy Groups starting**
See Below
Comprehensive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is an evidence-based approach which is acknowledged to be the most effective way to conquer Social Anxiety Disorder.
We have a structured course, Conquering Social Anxiety - A Structured CBT Course, which is based largely on the work of Professor Ron Rapee of Maquarie University in Sidney, Australia and Dr Thomas A Richards of The Social Anxiety Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.
The full course covers 15 x 2 hour weekly sessions and there is also an optional 5 week S.A. Life Skills course which follows on from the main course. Each session consists of a cognitive section and a behavioural section and progress is made on a gradual step-by-step basis, with participation tailored to each individual's personal ability and anxiety level.
The sessions are supported by handouts which build up into a "Manual for Life" and which are used between sessions to help the process of change. Audio material is currently being developed.
The course is costed at £20 per session but are discounted by 10%, payable as £135 prior to the start of the course and £135 by session No.8. and there is a limit of 8 people per group. Attendees are expected to attend all sessions to maximise group dynamics.
(Some concessions may be available)
An intial 1:1 Assessment/Introductory session will first be carried out as above.
NEW GROUP STARTING
A new group is being started on 8th March in the Twickenham Therapy Centre and assessments and places are being allocated now. The group currently has just 4 places left. If you are interested in possibly attending please contact Peter as soon as possible. |
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