Counselling can help you see the bigger picture and discover how to move forward to a more satisfying life. As a counsellor, I will help you to explore your problems in a safe and confidential environment. Together we will look at coping strategies and choices to facilitate change so that you are able to gain a greater understanding of the difficulties that are troubling you.
My counselling approach integrates the models of humanistic and CBT therapy, as I believe everyone has their own personal way of experiencing and interpreting life.
My counselling approach integrates the models of humanistic and CBT therapy, as I believe everyone has their own personal way of experiencing and interpreting life.
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I have been running my own private practice since 2001, having gained an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Counselling. I have a Masters Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy and I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I also work as a Life Coach and can help you to work on personal and professional life goals.
Person - Centred - an empathic and non-judgemental approach, focusing on self-worth, value and personal growth. Transactional Analysis - helping you to understand more about the way you communicate and how it affects your relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - helping you to understand how your thoughts and beliefs affect your feelings and behaviour; addressing negative thinking and adopting a more positive outlook on life.
Do you remember the famous saying by Forest Gump, "Life is like a box of chocolates" - you don't know what you are going to get and you don't know if you are going to like it - how true! Our lives are full of uncertainties and everyone has challenges, both personally and professionally. We are built to manage a certain level of stress and indeed it can be energising, but if we are overloaded, the stress will turn into distress.
When you get together with somebody special, you are in the "honeymoon" stage of the relationship. You don't see each other's imperfections and you fall for each other blindly and passionately. As your relationship progresses, the next stage of "bonding" is developing, where you really get to know each other, warts and all.
As counsellors, we all know that supervision is crucial to our practice. It gives us the security of consulting another professional to help us look at the welfare of our clients and our own professional development through 'four eyes rather than two'. I once read that supervision could be described as a "hall of mirrors" and I really liked this image of a reflective process, where we could look at our practice from different perspectives.
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