Why go to Counselling

Counselling is about being listened to, heard and being able to  talk about the issues which are impacting you and your life.  It's being able to be supported by a qualified and trained Therapeutic Counsellor who offers you the safe and confidential space to be listened to in a non-judgmental way, to explore your thoughts and feelings.

 The fact you are reading this means you are taking a big step in supporting your mental health.

Therapeutic Person-Centred Counselling can support your need to explore the issues you are experiencing.  With measured interventions to allow you to focus and look at  how you feel and react to your challenges as well as mental health.  

Counselling is hard work and sometimes you can feel worse before you begin to feel better. You may be feeling down, low mood, or anxious.  You may have experienced a bereavement, a job loss, a relationship breakdown which is impacting on your mood and mental health. You may be experiencing a combination of things and trying to cope with it but feeling overwhelmed, depressed, stressed.

As a person-centred counsellor I have developed my approach around an integrative method of working. Using the person centred approach where you are the expert in your own lived experience and i am here to support your narrative, your voice and support your ability to formulate your own outcomes.  I use measured interventions around mindfulness and CBT.

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. It is a unique, powerful therapy that helps people recover from problems triggered by traumatic events in their lives. It stops difficult memories causing so much distress by helping the brain to reprocess them properly, working with memory to heal the legacy of past pain.

EMDR therapy is best known for treating PTSD but can help with a range of mental health conditions in people of all ages including depression and anxiety.

Both counselling and counselling supervision is offered online via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.  It is important you have a safe and confidential space for approximately one hour, and have good internet / Wifi access.  The Zoom / Microsoft Teams link will be sent to you via an email.  Please email if you require further information.

Supervision is the ethical practice for counsellors and therapists to regularly have to ensure their work is being done in a safe way.  

Supervision offers the space to discuss caseloads and what is coming up for you as a therapist.  It offers a space for self-reflection and identify any areas which might require attention or additional training.  Discussing your Self-care is part of supervision and looking at how you look after your own needs.  Remember - 'you can't pour from an empty cup'.

Reflective supervision is offered to practitioners working in a non-clinical role e.g. Social Prescribers, Health and Wellbeing coaches, Front line workers, and any individual who works in a front facing mental health and emotional wellbeing role.