About Counselling

How does it work?

Two women Counselling is usually short-term; anything from 1 to 50 weekly sessions depending on needs. It often focuses on one or more specific issues such as:

Is Counselling what I need?

If the answer is yes to any of the statements below, some form of talking therapy may be right for you.

"I am stuck in my life"
"I repeat the same patterns of behaviour"
"I am overwhelmed by feelings of confusion anxiety and depression"
"I don't seem to be able to handle my problems like other people do"

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"I am sick of being myself"
"I am self-destructive"
"I have a bad self-image and low self-esteem"
"I have persistent problems with relationships"
"I would like to gain more confidence"
"I would like to get to know myself better"
"I would like to change the way I behave"
"I have fears and phobias about things that affect my life"
"I struggle to make and maintain relationships"
"I have problems at work"

Emotional problems
Difficulties/Crisis
Depression
Stress
Anxiety
Anger Management
Relationship Difficulties
Loss
Bereavement
Sexuality/Sexual Identity

Counselling aims to address the cause of the problem rather than just treating the symptoms.

What is a Counsellor?

Simply having someone to tell your troubles to can often be a great relief, but in the modern world people with the time and inclination to be good listeners are sometimes hard to find.

A counsellor is a trained listener who will not feel "put upon" or want to tell his or her own problems in return.

A good counsellor, however, will do more than just lend a sympathetic ear. He/she will help you to see and understand the process by which you can become trapped in your own issues and "unable to see the wood for the trees". This insight can often enable you to make choices instead of feeling, or being, powerless victims.

Counselling is strictly confidential and complete discretion is assured.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, physical disability, gender or sexual orientation.