Do you struggle with identifying what you need and does it feel impossible to confidently express what you really want without worrying about the other person leaving? Are there ways you notice you tend to interact and have started to wonder if they no longer serve you...but feel stuck, or perhaps, afraid of what might happen as these customs, routines and habits feel so central to your identity? Are you constantly keeping yourself busy in response to a concern that, if you slow down, people may judge you and you'll feel as if you're not good enough? Are you afraid of acknowledging you may need help because it might confirm a fear you are 'damaged' or 'too much'? Are you are looking for somewhere safe to explore the confusion inside? If you answered yes to any of these questions, therapy with Ceara may be a place where we can explore the answers in a non-shaming, non-blaming way. 

 

Relational therapy is a give and take exchange between therapist and client. We work together to a shared agenda - setting clear goals, tasks and building trust in the alliance. Evidence consistently reports the quality of the working relationship is the most significant factor in creating positive outcomes (Bordin, 1979). Another significant influence is where clients apply the work between sessions. Though it is not possible to make claims or guarantees through accessing therapy, I share here with you a brief overview of issues where a CAT approach has been brought to explore the relational impact:

• Childhood emotional neglect/abandonment

• Experience of childhood sexual abuse (CSA)

• Sexual assault

• Domestic violence

• Issues of culture, identity and belonging

• Intergenerational trauma

• Parental anxiety and addiction

• Bereavement and loss

• Relationship/trust issues and attachment difficulties

• Employment anxieties​