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Therapeutic Services
There are several therapeutic services operating at Cwmbwrla Day Centre.
These include:
- Psychotherapy
- Anxiety Management
- Reflexology
- Homeopathy
Psychotherapy and Anxiety Management at Cwmbwrla Day Services
Psychotherapy and Anxiety Management is available to care managed service users. To access this service please fill in the CREATE referral form and send this together with a risk assessment to Cwmbwrla Day Services.
Psychotherapy is offered to help with anxiety, depression, self harm, bereavement and loss, self esteem, ocd, ptsd, emotional issues, and many others.
Alan Caswell is an Integrative Counsellor who employs Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Person Centred and Psychodynamic approaches. Sessions usually last for 50 minutes and may be spread over a period of weeks or months. Appointments are available Monday to Friday. Alan is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and adheres to the BACP ethical code of practise.
Vocational Psychotherapy
Vocational Psychotherapy is also available to help service users identify their strengths and increase their ability to cope with problems in returning to work.
Short term Cognitivie Behavioural Therapy over six sessions can help overcome blocks to moving on and strengthen individual qualities, increasing self esteem and confidence in dealing with change and meeting new challenges.
Anxiety Management
Anxiety Management runs twice weeekly with Alan Caswell, Tuesay 1.30 -3.00 pm and Wednesday 10.30 am - 12.00. There is about an hour of anxiety management followed by a short break and then relaxation. The anxiety management program is based on CBT practices and constantly evolves according to service user need. This program is 10 weeks long. See example below.
Session 1: Introduction. What is Anxiety.
Session 2: Introducing the five areas model. Unhelpful thinking.
Session 3: Reduced activity. Helpful behaviours.
Session 4: Unhelpful behaviours. Avoidance.
Session 5: Stress tips. Review.
Session 6: Practical problem solving.
Session 7: Assertiveness.
Session 8: Healthy living.
Session 9: Sleep problems.
Session 10: Staying well.
This list is a guide and subject to change. There may be times when some topics take up more or less than one session.
Relaxation lasting about 15 minutes follows each session after a break.
Contact Us
Cwmbwrla Day Services
Heol-y-Gors
Cwmbwrla
Swansea
SA5 8LD
Tel: 01792 652101
Fax: 01792 645073
email: cwmbwrlads@swansea.gov.uk