Psychological therapy
When you feel depressed, lonely or anxious, starting psychotherapy may be a good, albeit difficult decision to make. Poradnia offers you safe space to talk in confidence – even if you feel uneasy, sad or angry about things that bother you. During the therapy, together with therapist you will explore what factors contribute to your difficulties, and you will learn how to overcome them, one step at a time. Different problems require different approach, therefore your therapist will try to match the kind of therapy to your needs.
At Poradnia, we use the following approach:
Basis GGZ treatment
What we offer
What we do not offer
eHealth
CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
Mindfulness
EMDR Therapy
Schema Therapy
Basis GGZ treatment
We offer the treatment based on the Basis GGZ (basic/first-line mental health care) principles, which in Dutch mental healthcare offers therapy for mild to moderate mental health issues. The main features of the therapy include:
- It is goal-oriented, focused on achieving specific therapy aim
- It contains defined, limited number of sessions
- It is by design short-term and holistic, the length of the therapy is limited to time necessary to achieve the agreed goal. It does not mean, however, that it is superficial or playing down/ignoring important issues. Even if time-limited, the therapy process can be emotionally challenging, yet effective long-term
- It is evidence-based. The methods and specific techniques used in our therapies are scientifically validated and are proven to be effective
- It is a collaborative approach: both therapist and client take responsibility for their part of the therapy process.
- It involves learning and using certain techniques outside of therapy room
- It is designed to increase ability to self-care during and after the therapy
- It actively involves using personal strength of the client, and – if available – her/his various sources of support (family, friends, partners)
What we offer
At Poradnia NL, we help with the following issues:
- Depression (mood disorders)
- Anxiety disorders – generalized and specific
- Phobias (e.g. agoraphobia, claustrophobia)
- Panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Some personality disorders (excluding antisocial and narcissistic)
- Problems adapting to Dutch culture
- Sleep problems (insomnia)
- Bereavement
- Difficulty coming to terms with a situation
- Feeling of powerlessness
- Feeling of lack of direction and vision in life
- Poor self-esteem
What we do not offer
At Poradnia NL, we do not treat the following conditions, as they usually require specialised, long-term treatment in psychiatric clinics:
- Addictions (e.g. alcohol, drugs, pornography, gambling, etc.)
- Chronic pain and psychosomatic disorders
- Impulse control disorders
- Psychotic disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Conversion disorders
- Moderate to severe intellectual disabilities
- Active suicidal thoughts
- Self-harm
- Eating disorders
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Autism
- Attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder (ADD and ADHD)
- Serious conditions requiring crisis psychiatric intervention or hospitalisation
We also do not provide:
- Therapy for children / people under the age of 18
- Pharmacotherapy or issuing repeat prescriptions
- Solving family conflicts
- Marital therapy / couples therapy
- Solving conflicts with employers
- Help for individuals fleeing from justice (wanted on an arrest warrant, e.g. with a prison sentence)
- Help with obtaining benefits, compensation claims, and other allowances
- Issuing certificates for the above purposes
- Evaluations for the purpose of obtaining driver’s license
- Forensic evaluations / certificates
eHealth
In our treatment, apart from regular face-to-face contact, a variety of eHealth interventions is often used:
- mobile apps (mood trackers, thought diaries)
- online reading materials
- advice by e-mail
- online psychoeducation modules
- online sessions
- audiobooks
- e-books
- online psychodiagnostics and questionnaires
CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treats anxiety and depression by changing the thoughts and behaviours that are contributing to the distressing emotions. CBT consists of about 5 to 12 sessions in which client and therapist work together to identify problem thoughts and behaviours. The client learns effective tools and techniques to alter the way they think, feel, and behave in a given situation, and thus reduce psychological distress they have experienced.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a practice that individuals and groups can do on a day-to-day basis. It can enable people to change the way they think and feel about their experiences, especially stressful ones. As a mind-body approach, it can increase our ability to manage difficult situations and make wise choices. Research shows positive effects on several aspects of whole-person health, including the mind, the brain, the body, and behaviour, as well as a person’s relationships with others.
EMDR Therapy
Rapid Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based treatment of psychological trauma, including post-traumatic stress (PTSD). In a nutshell, the goal of EMDR is to work through and desensitize the negative beliefs or disturbances associated with past traumatic experiences. This helps the person who suffers from them to move on with their life and get “unstuck” from (consciously and unconsciously) reliving those past experiences.
Schema Therapy
Schema is a form of therapy that combines certain aspects of cognitive behavioral, interpersonal and psychoanalytic therapies. It helps people to change negative , long-term patterns (“schemas”) in their relationships with themselves and others. These patterns, can be compared to templates of thoughts and feelings, which make it difficult for us to accomplish our goals and lead to self-defeating beliefs.
empowerment. responsibility. participation.
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