The Cullen Centre specialises in Cognitive Behavioural psychotherapy which is a problem-oriented therapy focusing on here and now and involving active collaboration between patient and therapist.
However, many patients require a much more comprehensive approach; this may involve drug treatment, family interviews and a variety of other psychotherapeutic techniques. These may include cognitive analytic therapy (CAT), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and art therapy are approaches which may be used as part of treatment.
Patients are expected to take an active part in their therapy, perhaps engaging in behavioural tasks between sessions, diary keeping or practising certain skills or techniques that they have been taught. Patients are encouraged to have full access to their notes, test results, rating scales and to regard the Cullen Centre records as joint working documents.
Treatments will usually be offered on an individual basis, although group work will sometimes be available, as part of the comprehensive therapies that we offer. The number of sessions will be agreed upon during the initial sessions between patient and therapist and will be tailored to an individuals needs by agreement and discussion between therapist and patients.