SERENITY PSYCHOLOGY

DR HANNAH ROBERTSON-COWLEY - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Welcome to Serenity Psychology

Serenity Psychology is a small psychotherapy and psychology practice based in Episkopi, Cyprus; run by Dr Hannah Robertson-Cowley. She is currently only able to see clients affiliated to British bases.

I chose to name my practice 'Serenity Psychology' after the serenity prayer as it influences so much of my practice (and indeed my life as I do practise what I preach!)

"[God] grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference"
                                                    - Reinhold Niebuhr

This sage advice has been adopted as the motto for Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12 step fellowships for many years as it is elegant in its simplicity. It is also a key sentiment in one of the predominant models of Therapy that I use in my work which is called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

As humans, we spend a lot of time and effort trying to change things we cannot, and not changing things that we can. We are all drawn to do this, both with our internal experiences such as our emotions, and also the external experiences and situations we live in. This can often lead to us feeling stuck or suffering when things don't go to plan or we don't feel the way we want to feel. For me, most therapeutic encounters I have with people and obstacles I see in life are greatly aided by developing and nurturing in ourselves serenity, courage, and wisdom.