About counselling
For most of us, there comes a time in our lives when we have an emotional or behavioural problem that we can't resolve without professional help. At times like this, talking to a counsellor or psychotherapist who is impartial, understanding and caring, can help change the way things are going.
The relationship between you and your counsellor or psychotherapist is a major factor in the success of therapy. In order to achieve a successful relationship you need to feel safe and comfortable; you need to feel listened to, understood, and not judged; you need to know that your feelings are genuinely shared, and that all you say is held in the strictest confidence. You also need to feel confident in the ability of your therapist to help you.
The therapy process also relies on you being actively involved, and ready to make the changes necessary to get what you want, or where you want to be - changes that may not be easy, and may even feel a bit scary. During the process, you will invariably learn new things about yourself including strengths and resources you never knew you had, as well as, unhelpful thoughts, beliefs and behaviours that are keeping you stuck, and hindering change.
Psychotherapy versus counselling
In case you don’t know, psychotherapy involves deeply exploring emotional issues and their roots, and this is usually a long-term process - many months, sometimes years, as opposed to weeks. Psychotherapists are qualified to a higher level than counsellors and are trained to be able to ‘diagnose’ what is going on for you psychologically. Counselling, on the other hand, tends to be shorter term work to identify problems, and change patterns of thinking and behaving, in the here and now.
If you would like to arrange an initial assessment appointment (charged at almost half my usual session rate), please contact me by email, contact form, or mobile.
For most of us, there comes a time in our lives when we have an emotional or behavioural problem that we can't resolve without professional help. At times like this, talking to a counsellor or psychotherapist who is impartial, understanding and caring, can help change the way things are going.
The relationship between you and your counsellor or psychotherapist is a major factor in the success of therapy. In order to achieve a successful relationship you need to feel safe and comfortable; you need to feel listened to, understood, and not judged; you need to know that your feelings are genuinely shared, and that all you say is held in the strictest confidence. You also need to feel confident in the ability of your therapist to help you.
The therapy process also relies on you being actively involved, and ready to make the changes necessary to get what you want, or where you want to be - changes that may not be easy, and may even feel a bit scary. During the process, you will invariably learn new things about yourself including strengths and resources you never knew you had, as well as, unhelpful thoughts, beliefs and behaviours that are keeping you stuck, and hindering change.
Psychotherapy versus counselling
In case you don’t know, psychotherapy involves deeply exploring emotional issues and their roots, and this is usually a long-term process - many months, sometimes years, as opposed to weeks. Psychotherapists are qualified to a higher level than counsellors and are trained to be able to ‘diagnose’ what is going on for you psychologically. Counselling, on the other hand, tends to be shorter term work to identify problems, and change patterns of thinking and behaving, in the here and now.
If you would like to arrange an initial assessment appointment (charged at almost half my usual session rate), please contact me by email, contact form, or mobile.
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