What Is Counselling?

Your time, your space, no interruptions, no distractions and no pressures.

Providing you with a safe environment and opportunity to share your situation or problems.

Counselling can help by providing you with an opportunity to share your situation with someone who is supportive understanding and who will not judge you.

It is also helpful in discovering more about yourself and the actions of those around you, it helps you to identify your needs and priorities and to set new goals to work towards.

I understand that accessing counselling may feel like a daunting prospect and that you might feel anxious about sharing your personal thoughts and feelings. However I would like to reassure you that I have a friendly warm and approachable personality and that I am skilled in promoting a relaxed and empathetic environment. There are times when we feel overwhelmed. While our minds are preoccupied, dealing with stress, we are unable to think clearly or make good decisions.

Having counselling is your time, your space, no interruptions, no distractions and no pressures. How we live our lives and build relationships is hugely dependent on our past experiences, the difficulties and challenges we have faced.

What issues can counselling help with?

What issues can counselling help with?

Clients seek counselling with wide-ranging problems, including:

  • anxiety (generalised anxiety problems, panic attacks, agoraphobia, social anxiety, claustrophobia)
  • workplace issues (stress, work-life imbalances)
  • relationship issues (breakups, divorce, affairs, choosing inappropriate partners, loneliness, life adjustments, marital problems, arguments, jealousy, wedding and premarital issues)
  • depression (including suicidal thoughts, low mood, social withdrawal)
  • low self-esteem and lack of confidence
  • sexual problems (impotence, internet/pornography/sex addiction, loss of desire, infertility)
  • trauma (including post-traumatic stress disorder from accidents, rape and other attacks/incidents)
  • obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • eating problems (including bulimia, binge eating, negative body image)
    phobias and fears
  • addiction and substance misuse
  • abuse (including physical, verbal, and sexual abuse)
  • bereavement/grief/loss.