If life is perplexing, or you have feelings of uncertainty, counselling will help.
Counselling is about exploring issues in a way that helps you live your life in a more positive, resourceful manner. It is about finding your internal strengths and taking responsibility for your own emotions and behaviour. This brings about self-empowerment and the sense of control and understanding that helps you cope with your problems.
It is a way in which you can increase your understanding of yourself and how you relate to others. Many people find having a private time and space, whether it is face2face or via telephone or by email, helps them to find solutions to their issues or concerns. There can be times when we have difficulty coping, or life seems to lose it's meaning. The trigger could be memories of the past, painful events in the present or worries about the future.
Anxiety, depression, problems with relationships, bereavement, divorce and the stresses and strains of everyday life can all take their toll. At other times we can feel as though we are aimless and our life lacks purpose. It can be difficult to confide in family or friends. In these situations, it can be helpful to talk to someone who is trained to listen without judging you or trying to influence your decision-making.
A counsellor can give you the time and space to explore your concerns, enabling you to make the changes necessary to move forward in your life. Counselling is sometimes called the 'the talking cure', it gives you a chance to talk to a qualified professional in a safe and confidential setting. In counselling, you talk, and the counsellor helps you to explore and clarify your thoughts and feelings about distressing or difficult and powerful emotions that may be stopping you from moving on with your life.
Counselling is an opportunity for you to talk to a professional therapist to help you understand yourself and your situation. This might involve reflecting on your life experiences and your responses to new ones. The counsellor will also help you to identify what changes in life style could reduce any distress you feel, and to support you as you consider how to do this. Depending on what you are able to share, the counsellor works with you to explore how you can progress towards living in a way that is more satisfactory and resourceful for you.
Although the counselling offered is primarily non-directive and non-advisory, in some situations you may want more positive guidance from specific information and advice. The counsellor will suggest how this might be obtained.
In the initial session, you will be able to talk to the counsellor to clarify the areas that you want to cover together. The counsellor will suggest the number of times you might need to speak to achieve your objectives. Each session is 50 minutes, normally at the same time each week. Depending on how things work out, you may wish to take short breaks in the process to work on issues that have emerged for you, returning later when you are ready to do more work.
In your initial consultation, you and your counsellor will explore your present situation, needs and concerns about therapy. you will come to understand whether it would be appropriate for you to enter therapy at this time, and whether or not the counsellor is able to work with you of coaching is required, or simply you do would not like to work together. This first session will take approximately one hour. Counselling is most effective where there is a good working alliance between the client and the counsellor. This consultation will provide an opportunity for you to get a feel about working with a professional and if your and your counsellor decide to work together, you willl come to a mutual agreement on the time, day and your preferred date for your sessions.
Issues that our clients regularly deal or come to terms with include: anxiety; depression; relationship problems; anger issues; self-esteem; issues around sexual orientation (coming out, self-acceptance, etc;). also people who simply want to think about their lives, and come to a deeper awareness of who they are.
Counselling empowers the client to have the potential to work through their issues to lead a more fulfilling life, given the right climate and therapeutic relationship. This enhances an individuals mental and physical well-being.
Often we experience stress, trauma, illness and are unsure why we are unable to regain strength or why we continue in a cycle of illness and depression. When emotional needs are not met or when our resources are used incorrectly, we suffer considerable distress. When we start to look at our resources and unmet emotional needs and start activating our own natural resources in new ways we then regain mental and physical well being.
Many individuals have 'formed' themselves by trying to please others but when they are free, they move away from being this person as they have a stronger understanding of now who they truly are.
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