Individual Counselling
Every person who comes to counselling is unique. We each have our own experiences, relationships, life patterns and personal challenges, so it follows that your therapy should be individual to you too.
I believe counselling works best when it is a collaborative process. My aim is to provide a safe, supportive and confidential space where you can talk openly about whatever is happening in your life, without judgement and at a pace that feels right for you.
Therapy shaped around you
Rather than beginning with a predetermined idea about what should work for you, I take time to understand you as an individual — your experiences, the difficulties you are facing and what you would like to change.
Different people need different things from therapy. You may want to understand why certain patterns keep repeating in your life or relationships. You might be struggling with difficult thoughts or emotions, facing an important decision, dealing with something that has happened in the past, or simply feeling that something isn't quite right.
Together, we can explore what is happening and consider ways of helping you move towards greater understanding, balance and wellbeing.
What can counselling help with?
Over the years, I have worked with people experiencing a wide variety of personal and emotional difficulties. These have included:
- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma and difficult past experiences
- Stress and feeling overwhelmed
- Low self-esteem and low self-confidence
- Anger and managing difficult emotions
- Self-harm
- Grief, bereavement and loss
- Relationship difficulties
- Family and childhood experiences
- Difficulties involving children or family life
- Workplace problems and pressures
- Emotional wellbeing
- Making difficult decisions
- Coping with significant changes in life
This list is by no means exhaustive. You do not need to fit your experience neatly into a particular category or arrive knowing exactly what you want to work on.
Understanding yourself
Sometimes people come to counselling because of a specific difficulty. Others come because they recognise patterns in their thoughts, feelings or relationships that they would like to understand better.
Counselling gives you the opportunity to explore not only what is happening in your life now, but also the experiences and relationships that may have shaped how you see yourself and relate to others.
Developing this understanding can help you recognise patterns that may no longer be helpful and begin to consider different ways of responding to the challenges you face.
Taking the first step
Deciding to speak to a counsellor can feel like a significant step, particularly if you have never experienced counselling before.
You don't need to know exactly what to say or where to begin. We can work that out together.
If you are wondering whether counselling might be helpful for you, please feel free to get in touch. We can discuss what is bringing you to therapy and whether I might be the right counsellor for you.
Details of appointments, session fees and how to contact me can be found on my Contact page.
