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| Human Givens (HG) Therapy
The Human Givens (HG) approach offers new insights and a clearer understanding of our human nature, mental health and emotional wellbeing. HG is based on well-established research and evidence in neuroscience and psychology. The HG approach encompasses what is useful from a wide variety of approaches to counselling, psychotherapy and talking treatment. It is the overarching understanding of why something is useful, having a broad repertoire of useful skills and the organising ideas of the HG framework that make it effective as a therapeutic approach.
HG Therapy is an eclectic bio-psycho-social approach which is person-centred, holistic and safe. HG Therapy effectively complements the more traditional medical, psychological and social approaches to recovery. HG Therapy also draws upon a wide variety of sources of wisdom for guidance in the here and now, and for the future.
A rapport is first established with the client. Relevant information is gathered about the client and their mental health difficulties so that positive and realistic goals can be clearly identified early on. The client's pre-existing resources and strengths are also identified so that a tailor-made strategy can be jointly agreed upon to achieve the identified goals. The client is then supported and encouraged to imagine and visualise the strategy in action so that they can go on to actually rehearse the strategy in the real world.
Growing evidence shows that HG Therapy is effective in treating mild to moderate depression and anxiety. 
"Remember always that you're unique and all that you have to do is let people see that you are." Milton H Erickson (1901-1980) | |
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