In my experience, different issues bring different people to counselling at different times in their lives. Sometimes it is feeling low and vulnerable and wanting a safe and supportive place to talk. Sometimes it can be facing a serious or life-changing illness - either yours or someone else's close to you.
Quite often an apparently small experience or moment tips the balance and triggers the decision to contact a counsellor. For the past twenty-five years, I have worked with individuals, couples, families and groups in my private practice, and in senior roles within counselling organisations.
Quite often an apparently small experience or moment tips the balance and triggers the decision to contact a counsellor. For the past twenty-five years, I have worked with individuals, couples, families and groups in my private practice, and in senior roles within counselling organisations.
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I endeavour to provide a safe space in which clients can express their thoughts and feelings in an entirely confidential and non-judgemental setting. Most sessions are one-to-one, or with a couple or family. From time to time it can help to be in a confidential group alongside others who are in a similar situation.
The pressured lives we lead can make family life stressful, and its different phases can be challenging. Many families find the opportunity to talk with an objective outsider helps improve communication and build family relationships. This can particularly be the case when teenagers are trying to adjust to a huge range of experiences and emotions both within the family and among their peers.
When an illness is diagnosed, a lot attention can be focussed on the medical treatment and practicalities and the emotional effects may be ignored. Each individual's situation is different and everyone reacts differently. Counselling can help by providing a safe space to talk through thoughts and feelings relating to both the emotional and physical effects.
If someone is feeling low it can be very debilitating and a person may feel isolated even when surrounded by others. Anxiety caused by a variety of reasons may start to get in the way of day-to-day living and cause a lot of stress. Lack of self esteem or confidence can also affect much of your life and may impact on progress at work or in building friendships.
I have considerable experience of working with couples, helping them to understand their differences, communicate better and learn skills to help cope with the challenges of personal relationships. My clients are from many different backgrounds and cultures. In the event of an irretrievable breakdown of a relationship, particularly where children are involved, I can assist both parties in their separation and in their continuing parenting roles.
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