UK Counselling and Therapy Trends -
Almost a third of UK adults have had counselling in the past year says our new public survey
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UK Counselling and Therapy Trends - October 2024-
Anxiety is top reason women in menopause seek counselling -
article from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy :
These are some of the issues we can work on together.
What kind of issues can be helped?
It can be hard to limit human experiences to a list of issues, however anything which causes emotional distress, be that sadness, disappointment, anger, confusion, low self-worth or overwhelm - counselling can help. Life events such as new relationships, relationship-breakdown, children, difficult childhood experiences, infertility, bereavements or losses, disappointments, unemployment, work-related pressures, financial hardships, aging, ill health, addictions, bullying, domestic abuse, spiritual matters - this is not an exhaustive list but some of the events which life can throw at us and which a counsellor can support you through or help you come to terms with, so you can move forwards.
When choosing a counsellor it is important to find someone you feel comfortable with and who you find easy to talk to. My way of working is to believe all people have within them the ability to resolve their own problems and determine their own direction for their lives and that counselling is a way of helping identify the origin of difficulties and determining options. I assist clients to notice and experience feelings, to reflect on their past and childhood so that we can identify patterns of behaviour together, enabling clients to consider changes they may wish to make. There are no taboo topics and I will support your exploration of what troubles you, bringing my skills and expertise to help with self-understanding.
I trained as a counsellor because I had experienced how helpful counselling was when going through a distressing time in my life. Whilst I don't have personal experience of every life event I have experienced difficulties, made peace with changes and losses and grown personally as a result. I know that life can be messy. I know how much courage it takes to make that first step and ask for help and what a relief it is to find there is help.
And one more thing - I just can't help liking books, sometimes buying books which I never get round to reading! I love the uniqueness of people; that each of us is our own story, I feel privileged to be a counsellor, helping people make sense of their own story or to start writing a new one. Lastly I love a quiet moment with a cappuccino.
'We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.'
~Anais Nin~
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