Single Session Therapy (SST)

Single-Session Therapy (SST) is designed for patients who, for whatever reason, do not find a regular therapy session helpful or accessible.

SST takes place one contact at a time, and one contact may be all you need. At the end of the session the client is invited to reflect on and digest what has been learned - and to go away and act on that before deciding whether to seek another session. Where necessary though, SST can of course become a longer-term intervention - which can be later decided between the client and therapist.

SST is particularly helpful for those who have found previous therapy unrewarding (perhaps where it failed to get to the nub of the issue), as well as for those who are therapeutically 'stuck' and need a fresh perspective. Some people do not want a deep analysis of their past, but instead an immediate and practical approach to dealing with specific issues which have been troubling them in the here and now.