Andrelax by Dawn Walters

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Human Givens (HG) Therapy

The human givens approach to psychotherapy and counselling is a brief, solution-focused approach, which helps people feel better and move on in their lives as quickly as possible. Practical and flexible, it combines the latest insights from neuroscience and psychological research with proven therapeutic techniques from a wide range of approaches to provide highly effective interventions tailored to individual clients.

The principles behind the human givens approach grew out of the work of a group of psychologists and psychotherapists who wanted to bring greater clarity, understanding and consistency to the field of mental health – and to make the way children and adults are helped safer and much more reliably effective.

People find the psycho-educational component of HG therapy particularly helpful, and this in turn helps individuals build resilience.

“The HG approach is informed by NICE guidelines and the evidence upon which they are based … the approach is a bona fide treatment that significantly contributes to assisting service users in primary care to move towards recovery.”

The HG method uses many approaches and techniques which are, such as diaphragmatic breathing/ controlled breathing, structured relaxation, cognitive restructuring and cognitive reframing.

Clients of all ages find HG empowering – it gives them clear explanations about the causes of mental health and behavioural problems, as well as the ‘tools’ they need to manage their own wellbeing and cope with future setbacks.

By helping people move on in their lives as quickly as possible and helping to prevent relapses, this effective approach has enormous cost-saving implications for our health and educational services, and beyond. The HG approach is successfully being used by School Counsellors, University Wellbeing Services counsellors, teachers, educational psychologists, welfare officers and many more.

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