Counselling is a talking therapy that provides a supportive space to explore feelings, challenges and life decisions. Many people use counselling for stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship difficulties and confidence issues.
Sessions are confidential and collaborative, and a counsellor can help you clarify what matters, build coping strategies and improve emotional wellbeing.
Introduction This paper explains the key components in the therapeutic relationship and how they can facilitate or hinder the therapeutic process and demonstrates the importance the relationship has for the therapeutic work. Psychoanalysis and humanistic theories will inform, among other…
To ensure you receive the best possible experience out of therapy, here are 20 points to consider: 1. What brings you to therapy? 2. You may not resonate with the first therapist you meet, like with anyone we meet for…
Grief is like an emotional wound to the heart. Imagine you have a wound to your heart; it's bleeding and it hurts so you put a plaster on it. The bleeding stops and for a while the plaster is covering…
Over a lifetime, we travel down the ‘river of life' and whilst we often experience a few ‘rapids' and a ‘few waves', we navigate through them and seem to find a way through those difficult times. When we experience a…
Grief and loss come in many forms, whether that is the death of a loved one, terminal illness, the loss of a job position or income, children leaving home (also known as empty nest syndrome), life changes and upheavals such…
My philosophy of counselling is quite simple: have faith in the person and have faith in the process. It is a simple philosophy, but one which I feel has served me, and more importantly, my clients, well to date. The…
It is surprising and saddening hearing kind-hearted and levelled clients be hard on themselves for behaviours that are not socially desirable, i.e.: having an extra drink at a party and getting a little drunk, having casual sex, having an argument…
"I was angry! So angry... I began stabbing at the cornflakes packet with my spoon when I was ten. Then I took to writing big angry words on the cardboard - nasty words, swear words. Then I felt better. So…
We often develop unhelpful stories when we are young and unable to emotionally process what is happening. These stories are developed to help us cope at the time but often end up becoming thorns in our side as we grow…
Carers need help too – how counselling can help you cope Being a carer Are you looking after a parent, spouse, disabled child, or friend? Many of us in the UK are now shouldering the main responsibility for looking after…
If your relationship has left you hurt, bewildered, confused, bitter, disappointed, angry, rejected, broke, broken, or any or all of those, you may be feeling as if you will never get over it. You will, with a little help or a lot…
I’ve been reflecting a lot on the nature and impact of kindness this week. When someone is kind to us, we can have two reactions - we can accept it and soak in the gift, or we can feel uncomfortable…