INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
Our human journey is a life-long process of learning, development and self-discovery. It is a journey we navigate between ‘nature’ and ‘nurture’, between our sense of ourselves and our experience of the world around us. Our lives are often complex, and sometimes contradictory, so it is not surprising that we can get to a place where we wonder:
v Who am I?
v What is my life about?
v How did I get where I am?
v How do I cope?
v How do I get where I want to go?
People come to counselling because they feel depressed, over-whelmed, or stuck. They are having trouble with relationships: finding, keeping or ending them. They are unhappy with work. They are facing illness or grief. They have lost their sense of direction, meaning and purpose.
In the counselling process, I work with my clients to help them:
v Deepen their understanding of themselves, appreciate their own strengths and challenges, and find resources to grow in the direction they choose
v Become more aware of the complex dynamics of their relationships and how they can act differently to change them
v Confront problem behaviours such as substance abuse or violence
v Work to create a life they find satisfying and fulfilling in a world full of pressures, demands and choices
As well as the familiar ‘talk therapy’ techniques, I am trained to offer my clients EMDR and SAND TRAY therapy, and find both of them enhance the depth and effectiveness of therapy. |