RETURN TO YOURSELF. UNDERSTAND YOUR MIND. RISE WITHIN.

RISE Therapy™ is Lovnima's psychological therapy framework within Shakti Rising, created specifically to support women with their mental, emotional and relationship wellbeing.

Each therapy session is 1 hour and provides a private, confidential, empathetic and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly about what you are experiencing.

The therapeutic approach is personalised.

There is no fixed combination of techniques used for every client.

Depending on your concerns, needs, therapeutic goals and the professional judgement of Lovnima, different psychological approaches and supportive techniques may be incorporated into your sessions.

THE FIRST SESSION IS DIFFERENT.

Your first 1-hour session will normally involve an in-depth history intake and exploration of the presenting concern.

This is an important part of beginning therapy.

The first session may explore:

• What has brought you to therapy
• What you are currently experiencing
• When the difficulty began
• Relevant personal history
• Relevant relationship history
• Current circumstances
• Emotional experiences
• Behavioural patterns
• Your coping strategies
• Your concerns and goals
• Factors that may be maintaining the difficulty
• What you would like to change

Because the first session has a lot of important information to cover within the 1-hour timeframe, meditation is not automatically included during the first session.

The priority is generally to understand you, your situation and the reason you are seeking therapy.

YOUR FIRST SESSION IS ABOUT UNDERSTANDING BEFORE INTERVENING.

Once there is a clearer understanding of your situation, subsequent sessions can become more focused.

From the second session onwards, where clinically and therapeutically appropriate, sessions may incorporate:

CBT

Emotion-focused relationship work

Mindfulness meditation

Breathing meditation

Visualisation

Affirmation practices

alongside talking therapy and psychological exploration.

Not every session will necessarily contain a meditation.

The approach depends on what is appropriate for you at that stage of therapy.

Meditation is not intended to replace psychological conversation.

Talking, reflection, psychological exploration and therapeutic intervention remain central components of RISE Therapy™.

A guided meditation may be incorporated when it adds value to the therapeutic process.

SOMETIMES THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK IS SIMPLY TALKING.

Sometimes you need to understand what happened.

Sometimes you need to identify a pattern.

Sometimes you need to challenge a thought.

Sometimes you need to process an emotion.

Sometimes you need to practise a new response.

And sometimes a guided mindfulness or visualisation practice can complement that work.

Your standard RISE Therapy™ session is:

60 MINUTES

At the end of the session, Lovnima will inform you when the one-hour timeframe is approaching so that the final minutes can be used for:

• Summarising the session
• Reflecting on key points
• Discussing next steps
• Closing the session appropriately

This helps ensure that the session has a proper therapeutic ending rather than ending abruptly.

If you wish to continue your session beyond the scheduled 1-hour timeframe, an additional fee applies.

ADDITIONAL 30 MINUTES — Rs800

Each additional 30-minute period is charged at Rs800.

This can be discussed during the session when appropriate.