In the current crisis I'm still seeing clients but not face-to-face. Like many others I'm using video platforms like Zoom and Facetime and occasionally just phone. I was skeptical beforehand but the work I'm doing on Zoom has convinced me that online therapy is a perfectly feasible proposition.
Though I think I'll always prefer meeting in person I feel happy to offer online sessions not just for these times but, where appropriate, as a permanent part of the way I work with both individuals and couples.So I mean it sincerely when I say don't hesitate to contact me if you think I can be of any help at this time.
Though I think I'll always prefer meeting in person I feel happy to offer online sessions not just for these times but, where appropriate, as a permanent part of the way I work with both individuals and couples.So I mean it sincerely when I say don't hesitate to contact me if you think I can be of any help at this time.
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Contact me and we'll arrange an initial appointment. This half hour session is not therapy as such but an opportunity for us to meet and find out a little more about each other. I will ask you to outline the sort of issues you might want to bring and you will be able to ask any questions you might have.
I see many clients who describe themselves as being stressed, anxious or depressed. Sometimes all three. I will often do a reality check with them to find out. What's been going on - not just in the last month but the last few years? For instance if someone close to you died recently and you still feel sad about it you might not be depressed, you might just still be grieving.
Loss comes in many guises. Most obviously when someone dies. Bereavement brings grief. And grieving is a process that moves through a kaleidoscope of feelings - anger, denial, sadness, acceptance - sometimes all at the same time. Something similar happens when intimate relationships end. Whether the ending is mutual or imposed the same feelings of loss will be around.
I have no magic tips for longevity. For a start, who's to say how long is long-term? Twelve years and still going is my current record! Feels like a long time to me and I can feel like a beginner compared to friends who recently celebrated their ruby anniversary. I see it more as an existential question around what is enough.
And I wholeheartedly agree. Clients will often say "What's the point in being angry!" and I'll say "What's the point in not?" and then quote Johnny Rotten. Anger is not a 'negative' emotion, it's a response to something happening that you don't want to happen; the energy of protest. If we didn't get angry nothing would ever change.
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