Human Givens Therapy
Human Givens in Cardiff
What are the Human Givens?
We are all unique, yet we all come into this world with the same basic physical and emotional needs. Physical needs such as the need for shelter, food, water, warmth and safety. We also have innate emotional needs which include: security, attention, being emotionally connected to others, feeling in control, having status, self-esteem and a sense of meaning, derived from being 'stretched' in our lives.
Additionally, we have a range of innate resources to help us meet those needs. These include: memory, imagination, problem-solving abilities, self-awareness and a range of different thinking styles to use in various changing situations. Built into our biology, together these needs and resources make up the 'givens' of human nature.
However, if our innate emotional needs are not being met well, for whatever reason, or our resources are being used incorrectly, we can suffer considerable distress - and so can those around us.
Understanding this, psychotherapists and counsellors working from the human givens approach focus on helping distressed people identify their unmet emotional needs and empower them to meet them creatively, activating their own natural resources and abilities in new ways.
To do this, we use a variety of up-to-date, proven psychological methods and techniques focused on problem solving and developing new life skills.
Why is this approach so effective?
The human givens approach draws on the latest findings from psychology and neurobiology about how people really function and what we need to lead fulfilling lives. It also takes into account international research studies that have established which psychotherapeutic techniques are the most effective for relieving a wide range of emotional distress and behavioural difficulties.
Human givens (HG) therapists do not just endlessly listen to you or attempt to dredge up real or imagined miserable memories from the past, since resaerch shows this tends to confuse and upset people when they are vulnerable and can actually make depression and anxiety worse. Neither do we deal in time-wasting and prolonged so-called voyages of 'self-discovery'. Instead we offer practical help in the here and now, based on a sound body of scientific knowledge and skills that have been proven to be effective.
All HG therapists have been trained and rigorously assessed by MindFields College, which is accredited by Nottingham Trent University. The human givens approach is supported by Primary Care Mental Health Education (Primhe), affiliated with the Royal College of General Practitioners, and as a member of our professional body, the Human Givens Institute (HGI), I abide by their professional conduct and ethics policies.
Speak to me first in total confidence
Making the decision to find some professional help for your emotional or psychological problems can be a big step. I am always very happy to talk to you on the telephone or via e-mail if you prefer, in total confidence and without any obligation on your behalf, for you to see whether I am the right person to help you. Call me, Jonathan Bockelmann-Evans, on 029 2070 5957.
If I cannot take your call please leave a message (no-one else will hear it but me) and I will call you back as soon as I am able.