Therapy can help you gain control over the emotions, feelings and situations that might be keeping you stuck. Individual therapy involves developing a trusting relationship with a therapist, in a safe environment so you can work together on improving your mental health and well-being.

Individual psychotherapy can help with a number of life's challenges. This includes: stress and overwhelm, unfulfillment, life-changes, relationship challenges or any unease that is affecting hoe you live your life. Psychotherapy can also be helpful in treating most mental health problems, inclusive of: anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, insomnia, addictions and many others.
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Katherine offers private, individual psychotherapy services with a focus on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Somatic Experiencing Therapy (SE). ​

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a type of therapy that addresses how thoughts affect behaviours and emotions. The purpose of CBT is to help clients gain an understanding of their common thought patterns and to become more conscious of the effect that these thoughts have on their emotions and behaviour. CBT often involves “homework” where clients are asked to take note of certain reactions or write down their thinking patterns. CBT is often used to treat depression and anxiety but it is an important therapeutic approach that can be helpful for all clients.

COGNITIVE PROCESSING THERAPY
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Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based treatment that is effective in treating individual’s diagnosed with PTSD or struggling with stress symptoms associated with traumatic events including but not limited to work-related trauma as may be experienced by first responders, child abuse, rape, and major life-threatening accidents. It is a type of cognitive-behavioural therapy that focuses on client goals as well as their thoughts, emotions, behaviour, and physiological responses to reduce trauma symptoms and improve psychological well-being. CPT uses a combination of assessments, psychoeducation, worksheets, and homework to help clients challenge and alter unhelpful beliefs and thoughts related to their traumatic event. In addition, modifying their behaviour through promoting a new and healthier understanding of their lived experience.

SENSORY MOTOR / SOMATIC EXPERIENCING
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Sensorimotor therapy combines talk therapy with alternative forms of physical therapy by reviving memories of traumatic experiences through and paying attention to the physical responses they elicit. The therapist will then focus attention on techniques such as deep breathing and relaxation exercises to relieve symptoms. Sensorimotor therapy believes the mind, body, spirit, and emotions are all related and connected to each other. As a result, the stress of past emotional and traumatic events causes changes in the body as well as body language. The goal of somatic therapy involves discovering the awareness of the mind body connection and using interventions to release the tension, anger, frustration, or other emotions that remain in your body from these negative experiences. Freeing you from the stress and pain of the unconscious physical responses affecting your daily life.