Human Givens Therapy

Psychotherapy from the human givens approach combines proven therapeutic techniques with the most up-to-date psychological knowledge to relieve emotional distress and help you move on as quickly as possible.

Treating emotional distress

Strong emotions like depression, anxiety and anger are at the root of why so many people seek help from GPs, counsellors, psychotherapists or clinical psychologists. At any one time millions of people in the UK suffer from the negative effects of these emotions. Despite their training, many professionals are not good at dealing with the disruption that out of control emotions cause their clients. Some common forms of counselling, for example are known to make depression and anxiety disorders worse. Conversely, the right type of counselling is known to be more effective than drug treatments for all of these conditions. Human givens therapy is in this category of counselling.

What are human givens?

We all have basic physical and emotional needs, such as the need for attention, love, security, connection and control, and the self-esteem which arises from competence and being stretched in our lives. To help us meet our needs, nature also gave us valuable resources, including: imagination, memory, problem solving abilities, self-awareness and a range of different thinking styles to use in various changing situations. It is because these needs and resources are built into our biology that, together, they are known as ‘human givens’

When our emotional needs are not met or our resources are used incorrectly, we suffer considerable distress. And so can those around us.

Human givens therapists focus on helping clients identify unmet needs by activating their own natural resources in new ways. To do this they use a variety of proven techniques aimed at changing emotional responses and problem solving.

Why is this approach so effective?

Human givens psychotherapy is effective, therefore, because it draws on both findings from psychology and neurobiology about what people need to function well, and international research studies that have established which techniques are most effective.

It has only recently been realised that effective counselling always depends on how attuned the counsellor or therapist is to the givens of human nature so, although most counsellors and therapists are accredited by their various professional bodies, this is no guarantee of their effectiveness.

By contrast, all human givens practioners are taught how to do this, and before they can become fully qualified, they are also assessed for their effectiveness in helping people.

No 'Psychobabble'

Human givens practitioners do not waste time just endlessly listening to you or attempting to dredge up real or imagined miserable memories from the past in the name of ‘self-discovery’ since research shows this tends to confuse and upset vulnerable people. Instead they offer practical help that deals with mental and emotional distress in the here and now. Their Mindfields College training ensures that they have both a sound body of knowledge and the skills to help with a variety of emotional and behavioural difficulties, enabling them to move on in their lives as quickly as possible.

Human givens counsellors and psychotherapists can help:

• reduce anxiety

This can take the form of generalised anxiety, panic attacks, fears, phobias, lack of confidence or overwhelming stress and pressure. All can be treated swiftly by a human givens therapist.

• break the cycle of depression

Low self-esteem and even depression can often be lifted quickly and the meaning and joy returned to life.

• treat psychological trauma.

Human givens therapists can resolve post traumatic stress disorder effectively and quickly.

• manage anger

Anger disorders damage health, increase the likelihood of an early death and cause enormous misery among relatives, colleagues and innocent bystanders.

• stop addictive behaviour

All forms of addiction can be helped - alcohol, drugs, smoking, gambling, sex, TV and computer games, eating disorders – providing the person wants to make the effort to stop.

• relieve medical conditions

Many conditions such as psoriasis, eczema, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain and migraine, have an emotional component. Stressful events often trigger an outbreak because emotions affect health and vice versa.

Harmonise relationships

Relationship difficulties are often self-perpetuating because our beliefs and reactions to one another trigger patterns of behaviour which stop us solving them. When couples want to stay together but are having problems, human givens therapists can help.

For Fast, effective help, I can help you using the human givens approach.

Whatever the cause you don’t have to suffer from:

• Depression
• Anxiety and stress
• Panic attacks
• Anger problems
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Phobias
• Low self-eteem
• Relationship problems
• Addiction problems (all kinds)
• Obsessions
• Poor-concentration
• Self-harming
• Poor sleep

Source : Mindfields College.