About Counselling

All of us experience challenges or difficulties at certain times in our lives that can leave us feeling stuck, lost, helpless or distressed.

Sometimes it’s difficult to talk to those closest to us about the things that trouble us the most.

That’s when talking to a trained counsellor in a safe, caring and confidential space can really help you explore your worries or difficulties without being judged or given advice.

You might wish to explore difficulties you are experiencing or perhaps a general dissatisfaction with life. It could be that you feel an inexplicable sadness or frustration that needs to be explored in order to move forward and enjoy life again.

Counselling enables you to explore various aspects of your life, talking about them freely and openly in a way that might not be possible or appropriate with friends or family.

As an experienced counsellor I neither judge you or offer advice; any dialogue between us is for me to understand you and bear witness to your experience: I have no agenda or expectations, other than to help you achieve your goals.

Bottled-up feelings such as grief, anger, guilt and sadness can build up inside us, becoming very intense, even causing physical symptoms such as headaches or insomnia. These feelings can surface at inappropriate times; with loved ones, at work or when faced with one stressful situation too many.

Counselling can provide a safe and understanding space for letting these feelings out so that you don’t have to use up an enormous amount of energy keeping them buried or hidden. The expression of these, sometimes intense feelings can be the beginning of the healing process.

Counselling can be the opportunity to think the unthinkable and speak the unspeakable without the fear of what others might think.

My practice offers help with the following difficulties and issues:

  • Abuse
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Bereavement
  • Separation and divorce
  • Mid-life crisis
  • Loss of direction or purpose
  • Loss of health
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Spirituality

Any of these issues have the potential to generate painful or difficult feelings, which can be alleviated through sharing them with a professional counsellor.