About

About Us

Henderson Psychology is a private practice that provides psychological services of the highest quality to individuals and couples. We ensure a safe and caring environment for our clients that is underpinned by our core values, detailed below:

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  • Unconditional Positive Regard: We understands that unconditional positive regard is the simple acceptance and support of each client, and that this is essential in promoting client self-acceptance and personal growth.
  • Authenticity and Genuineness: We believe in the importance of the development of a respectful therapeutic relationship between psychologists and clients, characterised by authenticity, genuineness, honesty, and responsiveness.
  • Empathy, Understanding, and Nonjudgment: It is important for our psychologists to acknowledge, identify, accept and validate clients’ feelings. We believe that from empathy and understanding comes true compassion.
  • Respect: We are committed to respecting and caring for every client. We believe in approaching every client as an individual, acknowledging the importance and uniqueness of their identity, needs, and aspirations.
  • To view every individual as more than their present problem, issue or concern: No matter what is “wrong” with you, we believe that there is always more right with you than there is wrong with you. We therefore value Positive Psychology and Strength Based Approaches to help you realise and utilise your inherent strengths as a way of optimising your health, well-being and potential.

Why Choose Us?

We cater to the needs of all individuals, regardless of whether they are highly distressed, or alternatively, lacking a sense of fulfilment or wellbeing in their lives. Where other services may focus exclusively on treating symptoms, we differ in that we offer services beyond symptom relief.

Taking clients beyond symptom relief is essential in protecting them against future episodes of psychological distress. In doing so, we are committed to giving clients the tools necessary for them to realise their well-being potential. We make a point of exploring beyond “what is wrong with this person” to incorporate “what is right with this person, and how can their strengths be further utilised”.

Positive Psychology

Our psychologists utilise Positive Psychology approaches, in addition to other established treatment methods, to assist clients in optimising their wellbeing and experience of life. Positive Psychology is a relatively new area of psychology focusing on the scientific study of wellbeing and happiness. We are unique to most other services in offering evidence-based Positive Psychology interventions to help clients live rich and meaningful lives. Such interventions include:
  • Mindfulness
  • Strength-Based Interventions
  • Gratitude Interventions
  • Goal Exploration and Attainment
  • Cultivating Optimism
  • Promoting Self-Care and Compassion
  • Increasing Life Engagement and Inducing Flow​​