Areas of Interest

What can counselling help with?

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People may be prompted by a specific reason to start looking for a counsellor.
Some of these experiences that I often work with include:

 

• relationship stress

• communication difficulties

• anxiety

• depression

• fear of disapproval

• understanding neurodivergence

• addiction

• relationship endings

• perfectionism

• dealing with illness

• bereavement

• feeling ‘imposter syndrome’

• low self-esteem

• lack of confidence

• isolation

• excessive thinking - rumination

• feeling trapped by the past

• ongoing sense of shame

• problems with assertiveness

• LGBTQ+ related experiences

• life transitions

• higher education stressors and transitions

• struggling with meaning in life

• identity issues

• work-life balance

• self-sabotage and repetitive self-destructive behaviour

• PTSD symptoms

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It can also be the case that matters are not so clear or likely include a combination of factors. Counselling can allow the time and space to work out what is troubling you.

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Why consider counselling?

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It can be the case that we need to feel understood by another person in order to move forward. While it can feel a like a weighty decision about whether to have counselling and who to choose, finding the right counsellor for you can provide this.

 

A counsellor is in a good position to focus, to listen, is free and untangled in your life. The right counsellor for you will also be able to help facilitate feedback, insight and appropriate challenge. The process of you storytelling, sharing, explaining and being listened to can create a greater sense of self-understanding, healthy reframing and proportion. Working out and acknowledging your current strengths and personal resources is also very important. While this may be enough, the process will likely also go on to involve working out what changes can be made and what risks can be taken to improve how you feel in yourself and in your relationships.

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