Counselling - is it a valuable opportunity for you?
Some people find it useful to explore what is happening for them in a safe space with another person who will not criticise, judge or take sides. Counselling seeks to provide this confidential, supportive relationship.
As a person-centred counsellor, I believe that we all have within us the resources to become more fully ourselves and realise our unique potential. This is most likely when we feel accepted, understood and able to trust.
You don’t have to be ill or depressed to benefit from counselling. A simple desire to review the way we act, relate and work in the world can lead to life-changing changes in those areas through open and honest communication with an impartial third party. What’s more, a third party who is able to offer new ways of looking at situations we take for granted and so miss out on the wider view that can instigate positive change and development.
We are not lessened by sitting with a trained therapist to talk about what really matters to us. In fact we are empowered by such a decision.
Counselling practicalities – the nuts and bolts
Sessions usually last for 50 minutes, although this is negotiable, as are other aspects of the counselling relationship, such as how often you meet.
A 50 minute session costs £35, payable at the time of the session. All it takes is an e-mail or a phone call to begin the process. E.mail me at spiritteacher (at) hotmail.co.uk or phone me on 07895 572 321.
I hold a BSc (Hons) MSc MPhil and an Advanced Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork.
I am experienced at working with a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, loss ( bereavement, termination and miscarriage, divorce, separation or redundancy), relationship difficulties, workplace stress, or the desire to come to terms with longstanding childhood issues such as family relationships, sexual, physical and emotional abuse.
I also welcome enquiries from those who find it hard to define what is pushing them to seek counselling – maybe a continuing sense of emptiness, or feeling that they can make more of their life.
Some people find it useful to explore what is happening for them in a safe space with another person who will not criticise, judge or take sides. Counselling seeks to provide this confidential, supportive relationship.
As person-centred counsellors, we believe that we all have within us the resources to become more fully ourselves and realise our unique potential. This is most likely when we feel accepted, understood and able to trust.
