Dr Olivia Longe:

MA Psychotherapy, HDip Counselling and Psychotherapy, PhD Psychiatry, BSc Neuroscience

My approach is to work collaboratively with clients to identify their goals for treatment with attainable outcomes. The style of psychotherapy I use is called integrative humanistic, which in simple terms is one that merges the styles from many different schools of psychotherapy into one that best suits the needs of each individual. I work with many issues that clients bring, such as feelings of anxiety, panic and/or stress, depression, bereavement, relationship problems and personal development.

Before training as a psychotherapist I lectured in Psychology and I also carried out research on how the brain processes emotions. Having a strong background in how the brain works during emotions, allows me to help in particular stressed/anxious clients to understand what is happening when they are feeling overly stressed and what relaxation techniques can be of great benefit.

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Approaches
Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, Solution Focused, Gestalt, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Experience with:

Anxiety and Stress

Depression

Childhood Trauma

Poor Self-Esteem

Change of Life Direction (becoming a parent, loss of employment).

Bereavement and Loss

Relationship Issues