The Holyoake Approach is founded on five key principles that underpin and inform everything we do:
- Person Centred. Treating people as they want to be treated, with knowledge about and respect for their values and personal priorities.
- Acceptance & Respect. Every person has the natural capacity to solve their own problems, heal emotional wounds and manage personal growth, given sufficient awareness (information), support and opportunity.
- Self-Responsibility. Every person is responsible for the decisions and course of action they take in any given situation.
- Connection. Most people operate within a system of family and community. Connection also refers to the therapeutic alliance between counsellor or group members and the person.
- Peer Inspiration. Encourages awareness of others with similar problems and the recognition that solutions can be found, and confidence gained in one’s ability to cope with the situation they are in.
Our teams draw on a wide range of evidence-based best practices. This is further informed by the connection and understanding between our counsellors and consumers.
In this way, we’re able to ensure our support is focused on the individual and is, therefore, as effective as possible.
