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What benefits can be expected from counselling?
I will work with you to achieve the changes that you desire.
Together, we will examine your circumstances in order to clarify your needs and wants, your values, and your goals. We will assess your unique strengths and limitations in order to develop realistic strategies, and will identify and address personal and practical obstacles to change.
My assistance in this process will involve helping you to identify alternatives, to examine different perspectives upon your situation, to creatively problem-solve, to generate new solutions, and to experience more possibilities.
I will provide a space where the focus is fully on you – your life, your dreams, your goals, your struggles, your concerns. You will find that I am an attentive sounding board; someone who will listen without judgment, ask the right questions and help you clarify your thoughts and desires
The type of counselling that can help you very much depends on the sort of problems you are facing. I use a variety of approaches to help my clients. Some of these approaches are more suitable for short-term problems that people encounter, and others are more suitable for dealing with longer-standing issues or patterns of behaviour. I chiefly use Person Centred or Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy depending on the issues that are problematic for you and also draw on psychodynamic ways of thinking. Interestingly, though, research consistently points to the fact that the TYPE of counselling you seek is not as important as other factors in determining how helpful counselling is for you - these other factors include the relationship you develop with your counsellor, the level of hope/expectation you bring to counselling, and things that are going on in your life at the time that you come for counselling.
What conditions can Counselling help?
Counselling promotes emotional growth. Counselling helps you resolve emotional issues that give rise to or result from:-
- Counselling can help people who experience:
- Feelings of general anxiety, depression and being unacceptable to others,.
- Inability to form and maintain satisfying relationships.
- Eating problems
- Life events - such as the loss of a loved one.
- Lack of self-esteem, feelings of deep anger.
- Anxiety & Panic Attacks
- Phobias (e.g. agoraphobia, social phobia)
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Depression
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Eating problems
- Sexual and relationship problems
- Child and adolescent problems
- General Health problems
- Chronic Pain
- Habit problems (e.g. tics)
- Anger
- Drug or Alcohol problems
- Schizophrenia and Psychosis
- Problems associated with a learning disability
- Bipolar Disorder
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
Qualifications & Experience
Post graduate diploma in Counselling
Advanced Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling
Diploma in Addictions
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Relate Certificate in Couple Counselling
Certificate in Domestic Violence
Certificate in Gay & lesbian Issues
Previous work experience:
- Residential Treatment Centres - Addictions Therapist
- Mental health - Project work
- Family Placement Services - Recruitment and Development and Family Placement support.
- Domestic Violence Forum – Therapist & member of the Governing Board of directors
- Currently have over 6 years of full-time therapy in private practice.
I take regular supervision to enhance my skills, awareness and energy levels, while simultaneously journeying towards my own illumination and fulfilment; I frequently attend workshops, retreats and courses. I have experienced a wide variety of cultures, spiritual practices, awesome scenery, wildlife, and colourful festivities.
Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (accreditation pending). Check out their website www.bacp.co.uk
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