Our aim is to walk alongside the individual and work with him or her
through the trauma and on to recovery

While we always work with evidence-based therapeutic models, ASSIST therapists do not believe that ‘One size fits all’.  Every client who visits our service is an individual, and is treated as such.  This means that we give time developing a relationship with our service users, finding out about their individual needs and what else is going on
in their lives.  We give great weight to Carl Roger’s Core Conditions:
 Þ                Empathy
Þ                  Congruence
Þ                  Unconditional Positive Regard 

Many people think of CBT as an impersonal, directive and often very brief therapy.  We like to think of the ASSIST model as Person-Centred CBT, the combination of a     therapeutic model that has been shown to work and respect and understanding for people as human-beings.