our disciplines
NEST members practise within three main disciplines: psychology, psychotherapy and mediation.
Here is the list of the disciplines, along with the different approaches, that NEST members undertake.
Addictions Counselling or Therapy / Psychoeducation
This is aimed at educating, guiding, and instructing the person with alcohol, drug, or other addiction problems, so they know what is necessary to do to recover.
Dance Movement Therapy
Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is the psychotherapeutic use of dance and movement to improve a person’s physical and mental wellbeing.
Existential Therapy
A philosophical method of therapy that operates on the belief that internal conflict within a person is due to that individual’s confrontation with the given conditions of existence.
Conflict / Divorce Mediation
Mediation is a form of dispute resolution, as an alternative to the judicial process. It helps people to reach joint decisions.
Psychoanalysis
A therapy in which the patient verbalises their thoughts, including their free associations, fantasies, and dreams. From the analysis of these, the analyst uncovers the unconscious conflicts.
Sport and Performance Psychology
A branch of psychology that supports and helps athletes achieve greater mental balance and improved performance.
More information coming soon.
School Psychology
School psychologists assist children and adolescents in achieving academic, social, and emotional success.
Group-Analytic Psychotherapy
A form of group psychotherapy dedicated to understanding and guiding the emotional and relational framework that underlies groups and conditions their dynamics.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Using a limited number of sessions, this form of therapy works on the basis of realistic and achievable solutions to identifiable problems.
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
The goal of CBT is to identify and modify thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that interfere with achieving a goal.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy is a way to resolve conflicts or problems within a relationship when the couple has not been able to resolve them effectively themselves.
Family Therapy
Family therapy is a type of therapy where the intervention focuses on the relationships between family members.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy approach designed to help individuals process and heal from distressing or traumatic experiences and change maladaptive patterns in the present.
Somatic Experiencing
Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body-centered therapeutic approach that helps individuals release and resolve the physical tension and stored stress caused by trauma or chronic anxiety.