Psychotherapy
At Akili Bora we take a intuitive approach to therapy, recognising that healing involves nurturing all aspects of your being. This means engaging with you, using all the therapeutic tools and skills available to qualified therapists and counsellors, to help you to identify areas where you feel stuck and to guide you towards clarity, healing and transformation.
How does therapy work?
Imagine a troubled mind as a ball of tangled wool, so knotted that it seems impossible to find a single thread to grab onto to begin to untangle it. Many clients describe their minds in a similar way, feeling anxious, overwhelmed, unable to think clearly and often paralysed with where to begin. The first step to healing is to recognise that there is a concern that needs addressing. If you’re reading this, you’ve already taken the courageous first step.
What to expect?
Therapy sessions can be conducted online or face to face. In your sessions your therapist will listen closely and ask questions to better understand your experience. Together, we will identify and explore the issues that have contributed to where you are now, gradually unravelling the knots in your mind. We will work at your pace, using our professional experience and appropriate therapeutic tools to help you to find clarity and the space to breathe and move forward. As we begin to untangle complex feelings, we will look at root causes and identify the threads and experiences that have shaped your current reality. With time the threads will weave together into something meaningful – something that empowers you to create the outcome that you truly desire.
What concerns will Akili Bora work with? Psychotherapeutic practice routinely addresses a wide range of personal concerns and trauma including:
Anxiety
Depression
Pregnancy loss
Managing bereavement grief
Stress management
Dysfunctional personal or professional relationships
Phobias
… or anything that you can’t put a name to but troubles your mind!
Hypnotherapy
Does Akili Bora offer hypnotherapy? Some forms of phobia, or a desire to change some personal habits, respond to hypnotherapy. The technique is commonly offered to help clients with:
phobias
those who wish to lose weight
to stop smoking
nail biting
Therapists in the Akili Bora network are qualified practitioners in the technique.
What is hypnotherapy?
The term "hypnosis" originates from the ancient Greek word hypnos, which personifies sleep — a state where our defenses lower and our fears begin to dissipate. However, in hypnotherapy, hypnosis is not sleep. Instead, it’s a deeply relaxed state of heightened awareness. With the guidance of a trained therapist, hypnosis allows you to access your subconscious mind, providing a powerful space for healing and personal growth.
How does hypnotherapy work?
Hypnotherapy is an effective tool for soothing the subconscious mind, helping you shift old patterns, beliefs, and responses. By entering a more receptive state of mind, you create the opportunity for positive transformation. The goal of each hypnotherapy session is to provide a safe and peaceful environment for your subconscious, clearing away limiting beliefs and opening the path for healing, growth, and new possibilities.