About Counselling

Developing self-awareness is an important process for all of us. It enables us to increase the flexibility of the way we see things, to take a more objective view of our world and become observers of ourselves. This helps us begin to make sense of things, to gain some clarity and develop a more flexible approach to change.

Many of us live with elevated levels of anxiety often with valid reasons. Whilst a level of anxiety can be considered normal, when this begins to interfere with your ability to live the life you want to live, it is time to take action so these anxieties can be controlled and reduce their impact on your day to day life.

Explore how past experiences have influenced who you have become and how you live now. Old wounds, painful experiences and your responses to them can be worked through to create possibilities for living a brighter future.

Counselling can help you to appreciate and nurture the relationships that are important and sustaining for us and help with considering a decision to distance ourselves from those that aren’t. The relationship with your therapist can provide a safe and confidential space to understand more about how you relate to others and how this impacts on relationships in the rest of your life.

You might be unhappy with the way you behave towards others or yourself (e.g., drinking, eating). Perhaps you are confused about, or feel ashamed of, your behaviour and wonder why you can’t just ‘stop’. Counselling can provide a safe and compassionate space to explore your ambivalence and fears about change.

Counselling can help you to accept yourself, flaws and all. As you allow yourself to love who you are, “the real you”, you can begin to experience a sense of fulfilment and peace. This often begins with trusting your therapist to ‘see’ the ‘real you’ the human, imperfect self, we all are deep down. Once you can accept your own imperfections, and learn to love yourself, this can provide the foundations you need to make deeper connections with others.