Therapeutic Services
IRIS offers a discrete and sensitive, individualised programme of therapeutic services for families and individuals.
Family Therapy Family therapy has a key role to play in providing families with opportunities to gain insight into and effect change in their parenting, relationship dynamics and functioning. IRIS provides discrete pieces of family therapy intervention by highly regarded, trained and accredited family therapists.
Individual Counselling We provide individual counselling with chartered psychologists and counselling psychologists. We have particular experience in:
- Trauma
- Post adoption
- Bereavement and loss
- Sexual abuse
- Relationship counselling
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT is widely recognised as an effective means of tackling emotional distress, depression, stress and mental health difficulties. The basis of CBT is that people's pattern of thoughts and thinking affects their behaviour and how they feel. Our highly experienced CBT therapist works with the person to help them identify and change patterns of thought and behaviour which leads to a significant improvement in how the person feels and lives their day to day life.
Direct Work We undertake direct work with children in a range of key practice areas:
- Life story work as preparation for adoption/long term fostering
- Self-protection skills provision
- Advocacy
- Counselling
Parenting Skills Service Our parenting skills workshops promote positive parenting by giving parents the knowledge and skills they need to become relaxed and confident in interactions with their children. We run workshops for small groups on an occasional basis. Individual courses can also be provided, tailored to the specific needs of that family or parent.