What is Counselling/Psychotherapy?
Counselling helps you deal with your current
situation or feelings. I am here to listen to you and hear your story.
Some people can't remember a time when they were really heard. I am here
for you to explore the issues that brought you to counselling. I will
reflect back what I hear, what I see and what I feel.
The process begins to develop your self-awareness.
Together we will explore connections, links with the past and strategies
for managing change.
Counselling is about finding clarity, seeing
what is going on. Together, we can bring you to a different place, to
an acceptance if the situation can't be changed, or to find courage to
take steps to change what you do not like.
Counselling more than anything is about
offering a safe space - by this I mean a place for you to feel safe, and
to be able to be you - without being judged.
What
will happen?
Our first meeting will be for half an hour.
There is no charge for this appointment. It is an opportunity for you
to tell me a little about why you are looking for support.
It is also a time to see if you would like
to work with me - you might be seeing a couple of counsellors to decide
who you feel is best suited to your needs.
I will give you some information about myself
and the way I work. I will also give you some written information for
you to keep. It will include information about confidentially and what
you can expect.
If you decide that you would like to continue,
we will arrange our first counselling session, often six sessions are
booked ahead to ensure your place each week is guarded. Sessions are for
50 minutes.
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