Human Givens is a brief, solution focused therapy offering effective, practical and fast help for people who are depressed, anxious, phobic or suffering from trauma, addictions, or anger disorders.

Human Givens are what we are all born with. They are our essential biological and emotional needs and the innnate resources that we have evolved in order to fulfil them.

Our emotional needs include 

• the need for security
• the need for intimacy and friendship
• the need to give and receive attention
• the need for a sense of autonomy and control
• the need to feel connected to others and be part of a wider community
• the need for privacy
• the need for a sense of meaning and purpose

Our resources include

• imagination
• curiosity
• memory and the ability to forget
• our ability to problem solve
• understanding through metaphor
• self awareness
• resilience
• empathy
• a rational as well as an emotional brain

Any one of us could find ourselves emotionally distressed if our essential needs were not being met and the innate resources we possess had been damaged or were being misused. Emotional distress can manifest itself in many different ways, such as depression, addictive and compulsive  behaviour, eating disorders, anxieties and phobias. Initially many people look for help from doctors, psychotherapists and counsellors. All of us have the ability to heal, given the right type of help. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the correct type of counselling can be far more effective than drug therapy. Human Givens therapists are trained to deal effectively and quickly with these types of mental distress.

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