What is counselling and what can you expect?
Counselling offers you a safe, confidential place to talk with someone who is trained to listen carefully and non-judgmentally, helping you find a way forwards with anything that you may be finding painful, uncomfortable or confusing, or in times where there is loss of a sense of purpose and direction.
The relationship you build with your counsellor greatly influences the success of the therapy, so the first session allows you to meet with the counsellor and make sure you feel comfortable with them; it also gives you an opportunity to ask any questions you might have. There are different methods of counselling and many counsellors will help create the approach that will suit you best as an individual.
In that initial session, you may wish to share what the difficulty is you would like help with and what you would like to achieve from counselling. The counsellor will discuss with you how they will maintain your confidentiality, how the counselling sessions might be organised and what commitment might be required from you as a client. Once you are both happy with how you plan to work together, you will both sign an agreement, a copy of which you can take home.
The number of sessions necessary to bring about the changes you want in your life can vary from person to person. Some people may prefer to agree to a set number of counselling sessions from the outset whilst others are happy to keep it open ended, reviewing their progress as they go along.
To feel safe, you will need your counsellor to be well qualified and to belong to a professional body with strong ethics and standards which they are required to adhere to such as the BACP.
Many people organising counselling for the first time may feel some anxiety but making the decision to get help and address the issues they are facing is an important first step. There are many who find that the experience of counselling can be life-changing, transforming how they feel about themselves and their future as well as benefiting the quality of their relationships.
The relationship you build with your counsellor greatly influences the success of the therapy, so the first session allows you to meet with the counsellor and make sure you feel comfortable with them; it also gives you an opportunity to ask any questions you might have. There are different methods of counselling and many counsellors will help create the approach that will suit you best as an individual.
In that initial session, you may wish to share what the difficulty is you would like help with and what you would like to achieve from counselling. The counsellor will discuss with you how they will maintain your confidentiality, how the counselling sessions might be organised and what commitment might be required from you as a client. Once you are both happy with how you plan to work together, you will both sign an agreement, a copy of which you can take home.
The number of sessions necessary to bring about the changes you want in your life can vary from person to person. Some people may prefer to agree to a set number of counselling sessions from the outset whilst others are happy to keep it open ended, reviewing their progress as they go along.
To feel safe, you will need your counsellor to be well qualified and to belong to a professional body with strong ethics and standards which they are required to adhere to such as the BACP.
Many people organising counselling for the first time may feel some anxiety but making the decision to get help and address the issues they are facing is an important first step. There are many who find that the experience of counselling can be life-changing, transforming how they feel about themselves and their future as well as benefiting the quality of their relationships.
Areas of counselling I offer
Specialised areas of counselling I offer |
- Those who are facing a chronic or terminal diagnosis or that of a family member or friend.
- Bereavement.
- The loss of a child.
Therapies offered
- Psychoanalytical and psychodynamic
- Re-wind therapy for trauma
- Solution focused brief therapy
The View Counselling: Listening, Respecting, Supporting, Enabling.
