Individual counselling
When you attend individual counselling or psychotherapy I work to help you better understand yourself and the world around you. I will also help you explore your thoughts, feelings and actions, relationships with others, choices and decisions you make, as well as your current situation.
I see counselling is a process of personal growth, development and change. The purpose is to enhance your psychological well-being in order for you to function to your full potential. Counselling will help you to explore and manage the events in your life providing you with the opportunity to express your feelings and thoughts in a supportive and non judgemental environment.
Counselling works best as a partnership.
Counselling works best when you form an effective partnership with your counsellor. To do this you need to be comfortable with and develop a sense of trust in your counsellor. Research consistently shows that mutual trust and an open, honest alliance are the key elements of an effective counselling relationship and important to a successful outcome of counselling. The counselling process works best when there is a respectful interaction between the counsellor and the client.
Establishing an effective partnership begins when you first make contact with a counsellor. In the initial counselling session, I will work with you to help you identify the issues that are creating difficulties for you. I will ask questions and provide a calm and comfortable space for you to talk. I will carefully listen and seek your feedback to ensure that I obtain as accurate an understanding of your situation as possible. Often just by looking at a situation from a fresh and objective perspective new possibilities can be discovered. These new possibilities can lead to the personal growth and change required for you to live a more fulfilling and rewarding life.
Counselling is about change.
Counselling is about helping you be an active participant in moving forward and make the necessary changes in your life. Counselling can also be about accepting those things that cannot be changed and making the most of them. You will be in control of whatever direction you choose for your life.
