Counselling and psychotherapy 

Counselling is often short-term, to help a person deal with a specific, single episode in their life, such as a bereavement or a relationship separation.  Psychotherapy is considered longer-term, where a person can explore their inner thoughts and feelings more deeply and consider changing patterns of behaviour and ways of approaching life’s challenges.

Counselling and psychotherapy can be seen as learning to understand ourselves more and being curious as to why we may behave or react in a certain way.  Counselling and psychotherapy can help to separate the tangles of our inner life.

For you to benefit from counselling or psychotherapy and to gain support and insight, it is crucial for you to feel safe in your relationship with your therapist and that their therapeutic approach meets your needs.  Therapy sessions can often feel strange as many therapeutic approaches do not take the conventional conversational approach and silences can feel awkward.  

There are many different forms of therapy and therapeutic styles and sometimes finding the right approach and the right therapist takes time and is not always that straightforward. 

I offer a free 15-minute online introductory meeting for us to see if I may be the right therapist for you and to see if we would like to work together.