What is Counselling?

People seek counselling support for many different reasons. We all experience times in our lives when we feel stuck and unable to live in a way we would like. My role as counsellor is to support you to explore your situation in a safe and non judgmental way and to help you to make greater sense of your experience. We will explore the ways in which you might be holding yourself back from a fuller way of living and consider alternative ways of managing and responding to the challenges you experience.

Whether you need to offload, understand or reach a place of inner acceptance and change, counselling offers you an opportunity to be with what is and to find healthier options of relating to your difficulties.

The awareness and understanding gained through counselling often helps us to gain an increased sense of choice and control in our lives. By developing the skill to become more aware and present in our lives, we are better able to choose our responses to challenges instead of being hijacked by our automatic reactions.

Paradoxically, when we learn to let go and accept what we cannot change, with compassion and gentleness, we can experience relief, clarity and well-being.

Each of us has our own unique set of challenges and goals for counselling. In addition to general counselling, I work with the following issues.

• Relationship issues
• Stress and anxiety
• Depression
• Self awareness and personal development
• Self esteem
• Confidence
• Mid life crisis
• Exploring meaning and purpose in life
• Loss

If you feel stuck in a form of ‘survive' mode and long to reconnect with a more positive way of living and being, such as below, perhaps it is time to seek support to achieve this?

How will you know if counselling is right for you?