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Therapy

Do you sometimes feel stuck in a rut or a bit lost: like everyone else is on a journey and you’ve been left standing at the bus stop?

At Affiniti+, our aim is to help you understand what’s holding you back, and to give you strategies to move forwards.

We work with children and adults from all backgrounds and ability ranges. We offer a range of interventions, including individual therapy, group work, family sessions, child-and-parent sessions and psychoeducational workshops.

We recognise that NHS support can be difficult to access, and can involve long waiting times – when you urgently need help now. At Affiniti+, we offer prompt mental-health assessments and an immediately accessible treatment plan. Above all, our aim is to provide you or your child with the support you need before you reach crisis point.

Is therapy for me?

Life can feel overwhelming at times. Therapy can help you work out what it is that’s holding you back, as well as why you might be stuck in unhelpful patterns of behaviour. It can also help children to process difficult or anxiety-inducing emotions.

Working together, we can develop strategies to help you move forwards – without the barriers holding you back from the life you want to live.

What does a session involve?

Initially, we’ll meet for an assessment, where we’ll discuss the issues that brought you to therapy and what your aims are for the treatment. Where the therapy is for a child, this assessment will be with the parents and the child.

After that, we’ll draw up a treatment plan, which will usually involve weekly therapy sessions for as long as is needed. We will set goals for treatment and regularly review them together.

Therapy sessions for children will involve play or drawing, as well as conversation with the therapist. Parents are involved in children’s therapy and will have regular discussions with the therapist.

Sessions can last between 30 and 50 minutes, depending on what we’re discussing. They can take place either online or at our offices in Woolwich. We prefer sessions for primary-school-aged children to take place in person.

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We listen

What is your approach?

While therapists often specialise in one particular approach – such as psychoanalysis or CBT – at Affiniti+, we work across a number of different approaches. This means that we can draw on a range of strategies, depending on what we think will work best for you.

We use therapy sessions to identify difficulties in your daily life, as well as past traumas that may still be affecting your life and relationships. Together, we learn to understand these, and then put strategies in place to address them, where relevant.

We see our clients as equal partners in our work. At times, you may feel challenged by our work together; at other times, you’ll feel validated and reassured. Ultimately, we want you to feel supported as we work towards achieving your goals. 

We combine our own clinical expertise with the latest research evidence. But we do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach: the treatment we offer you will be tailored to match your unique life circumstances, concerns and expectations. We are respectful of our clients’ background, culture and traditions.

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We hear

Do you specialise in any particular areas?

At Affiniti+, we work with children, young people and adults

We have experience in offering psychological assessment and evidence-based treatment for a broad range of difficulties and conditions. These include:

  • Anxiety conditions

  • Low mood and depression

  • Thoughts of self-harm and suicide

  • Transitions and adaption to life events

  • Family or relationship issues

  • Difficulties at school or college

  • Low self-esteem

  • Work stress or difficulties

  • Emotional or mental difficulties in relation to neurodevelopmental conditions

  • Disordered eating

  • Emerging personality disorders

  • Psychosis (relapse prevention)

The therapies we specialise in include:

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

  • Integrated psychotherapy

  • Cognitive analytical therapy (CAT)

  • Motivational interviewing

  • Solution-focused brief therapy

  • Short-term psychodynamic therapy

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We help

We talk

Book an initial appointment here.

If you’re unsure whether we can help you or want to find out more about what therapy involves, contact us for a confidential discussion.

Please read our safeguarding policy here.

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