Many Paths One Destination: Why Focusing on Your Goal Matters

31 May

There are many types of therapy out there - cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, hypnotherapy, EMDR, solution focused therapy, and more. Each one offers a unique approach, using different tools and techniques to help you heal, grow, and find relief.

But no matter how different they might seem, all these therapies share the same core goal: to support you in living a fuller, happier, and healthier life.

What We Focus On Becomes Our Focus

Jeffrey Zeig, a respected expert on Milton Erickson, often says, “What we focus on becomes our focus.” And he’s right. The way therapy frames your experience shapes how you see yourself, your challenges, and the possibilities ahead of you.

If therapy spends most of its time looking at the problem, the pain, the symptoms, the worries, it can sometimes keep you feeling stuck. Focusing only on what’s “wrong” can make everything feel heavier, as if the problem is all there is.

But when therapy gently shifts the spotlight toward your strengths, your resources, and what is working, the path forward usually becomes clearer.
This is the heart of Solution Focused Therapy, helping your mind naturally move toward change, confidence, and emotional ease in a hopeful, empowering way.

When Problem-Focused Therapy Isn’t Enough

If you’ve tried approaches that dig deep into the problem but haven’t felt the relief you hoped for, please know that you’re not alone. Many people come to me feeling the same way, especially those searching for something different.

Sometimes the key isn’t to keep analysing the struggle. Sometimes it is to take a fresh, kinder approach.
One that highlights your inner strengths, nurtures your resilience, and helps you reconnect with the version of yourself you want to be.

Therapy should never be about fitting you into a mould. It is about supporting your unique path toward emotional wellbeing.

Trusting the Process and Staying Connected to the Goal

Whichever therapeutic path you choose, the goal is always the same. Helping you feel lighter, calmer, and more in control.

Change isn’t always a tidy, linear journey. It can be messy, surprising, and very human. But with the right support, and a focus on possibilities instead of problems, meaningful and lasting change is entirely possible.

If you’re curious about trying a new approach, or you’d like to explore how Solution Focused Therapy or gentle hypnotherapy can support you, I’m here when you’re ready.

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If you’re looking for therapy near Brecon, therapy in Hay-on-Wye, therapy in Crickhowell, or online therapy across the UK, I’d love to help you reconnect with yourself from a place of calm and compassion.

📍 Based in Llangorse, close to Brecon, Hay-on-Wye, Crickhowell, and surrounding areas in South Wales. Online sessions available UK-wide.

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Hi, I’m Lorraine Sheppard.

I help people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or simply not themselves find a sense of lightness again. Through gentle hypnotherapy and solution-focused techniques, many clients start feeling better within just a few sessions. Having navigated my own anxiety and depression, I bring not only professional experience but a real understanding of what it’s like, and a genuine commitment to helping you move towards lasting, meaningful change.