Therapy Tools
Therapy Tools: Techniques for Your Healing Journey
Therapy isn’t a one-size-fits-all process. At Libera Mentis, I use a variety of therapeutic tools to support your healing journey. These tools range from talking therapy to creative and reflective exercises, all tailored to your unique needs. Whether we focus on processing emotions, exploring past experiences, or building resilience, the goal is to find what works best for you."
What are Therapy Tools?
Therapy tools are the techniques we use together to help you on your journey of growth and healing. These tools draw on different approaches to suit your challenges and preferences during counselling sessions. Some sessions may focus on talking, while others may include reflective exercises, creative activities, or somatic techniques. Together, we’ll find the right combination for you.
Other Therapy Tools
While creative tools are one way we can work together, I also draw from other approaches to meet your needs, including:
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Talking Therapy: Creating a safe space to explore your thoughts and feelings.
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CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy): Challenging negative thought patterns and building new perspectives.
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Somatic Practices: Breathing exercises and grounding techniques to reconnect with your body.
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Gestalt Techniques: Role play and the empty chair method to process emotions."
How I Tailor Your Sessions
Not every session will involve creative tools—some may focus on talking, others on somatic grounding or guided reflections. Together, we’ll decide what works best for you, ensuring the process feels comfortable and meaningful.
Creative Tools for Healing
Sometimes, words alone don’t feel like enough. Creative exercises can help you express emotions and process experiences in new ways. Here are a few ways we might incorporate creativity into your sessions:
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Inner Child Work:
Visualising and drawing your inner child to explore past experiences. -
Processing Emotions:
Using colour or collage to express feelings that are difficult to name. -
Reflective Journaling:
Combining words and imagery to deepen self-awareness.
Finding the Right Tools for You
The tools we use will depend entirely on your goals and what feels comfortable for you. Some sessions may be focused on conversation, while others might explore creativity or reflection. There’s no right or wrong way—just the approach that works best for you.
Ready to Begin?
Healing looks different for everyone, and there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. If you’d like to explore how creativity and integrative therapy can support you, get in touch today. Let’s begin your journey together
Expression of emotions throughout the day. | Exploring the "Self" through collage | An image of love and joy pumping through the body and displayed as a hand |
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The mask(s) we let the outside well see | The person behind the masks we show the world | A creative look at the person we want others to see. |
A creative exploration of feelings, using symmetry and colour to process difficult experiences | Finding closure: hope and healing in exploring unmet needs and finding peace with the past. | An image of what life should be and what it actually is |
Exploration into social anxiety and tools which can help alleviate it. | An Exploration of the changed self at the end of counselling | A sunny park scene reflecting emotional challenges and darker influences in her life. |
The artwork displayed here has been created by past clients during their therapeutic journeys. Each piece is shared with permission and reflects a unique story of growth, healing, and exploration. It’s important to know that artistic talent isn’t needed—what matters is the process, not the outcome of the art.