Counselling Therapy is a place to explore your options in a safe and contained environment.
So what is counselling?
Counselling is a type of talking therapy that allows you to talk about your problems and feelings in a confidential and dependable environment. A counsellor is trained to listen with empathy (by putting themselves in your shoes). They can help you deal with any negative thoughts and feelings you have.
Why Counselling?
Counselling is an effective way of dealing with personal problems as well as maintaining personal well-being. These could include family or relationship issues, bereavement or loss, sexual difficulties, or stress at home or at work.
Personal counselling gives you a chance to explore your issues confidentially, starting from where you are in your life.
A skilled counsellor can help clarify the paths you are choosing, the conflicts that are holding you back and the strengths you can develop and build on to make things better.
Reasons for counselling
🌳 Feeling stuck, unfulfilled or that life is going no-where
🌳 Relationship, marriage, couple or family concerns
🌳 Increase in unpleasant feelings such as anger, frustration, stress, confusion or sadness
🌳 Not feeling listened to or understood
🌳 Embracing a part of life you are currently struggling with
🌳 Making sense of childhood experiences such as neglect, trauma, not having needs met or shaming
🌳 Helping process feelings of abandonment, rejection or helplessness
🌳 Increasing self-awareness / self-confidence / self-esteem
🌳 Working on self-acceptance
🌳 Exploring choices you have made or are about to make
🌳 Talking through a life-changing event, e.g. bereavement, abuse, rape, redundancy, divorce, etc.
🌳 Increase in use of alcohol or food
🌳 Awareness of mental health decline
🌳 To gain a different perspective on life
🌳 Exploring isolation / loneliness
🌳 Wanting to feel happier / more contented
🌳 Talking in a confidential space away from your everyday life
🌳 ...or it may be none of the above as you have your own reason for seeking counselling.
Benefits of counselling
🌳 Increased self-awareness
🌳 Insights into your patterns to empower you to bring change
🌳 Improvement in relationship whether this be with yourself, marriage, colleagues, family or friends
🌳 New opportunities created / embraced
🌳 Changed outlook / life-perspective
🌳 Freedom from depression, loneliness, stress and unhealthy anxiety
🌳 Improved self-esteem, self-confidence, self-expression and self-compassion
🌳 Movement from passive or aggressive communication to assertiveness
🌳 Ability to deal with unpleasant emotions; particularly challenging ones, i.e. anger or bereavement
🌳 Healthier ways of relating / living for you
🌳 Learning about addiction, i.e. alcoholism, shopping, gambling, smoking, etc.
🌳 Knowledge of unhealthy patterns surrounding food enabling freedom of more informed choices
🌳 Healing from abuse and trauma
🌳 Recovery from current wounds
The prospect of talking to a stranger about your problems can be quite daunting. However, this could be a turning point in your life.
During our sessions, together we will explore your issues in-depth, making meaning of difficult feelings and patterns, and how it may be a call for change and transformation.
My aim is to foster a positive and honest therapeutic relationship, an experience, which you can take forward and improve your relationships on the outside.