About Counselling

WHAT COUNSELLING IS, HERE AT THE PRACTICE
People seek Counselling for various reasons. Often when in need of support or experiencing difficult times in their life, stress, bereavement and depression. A Counsellor could help you become more clear, more self aware and to make decisions.

A Person Centred Counsellor will not give you advice or tell you what to do, but enable you to find your own answers by supporting you whilst helping you to clarify any issues you bring into the sessions. A Person Centred Counsellor will not analyze or “interpret” any of the issues you bring.

Person Centred Counselling is an approach that does not work with every one. You might want to consider looking around for other approaches to see which one is more suitable for you. Please see the resource section for useful links.

Here at the Practice we recognise that the process of being in Counselling might not always be easy. There might be times where the development might bring up difficult issues. If the “journey” does get difficult a Person Centred Counsellor will be always there to support you throughout the difficulties.

A Counsellor will offer a space that is non judgemental and confidential. A Confidentiality Policy will be explained to you on your First Session.

To come to Counselling is very much an active choice a person makes. A person cannot be made to go to Counselling.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT AT THE BEGINNING
At the Practice you will be offered a Free Initial Session. That is a time where you can meet your Counsellor and clarify all the practical elements of working together including the Confidentiality Policy. This is also an opportunity for you to decide whether or not you wish to start working with this particular Counsellor.

Looking for a Counsellor that you feel comfortable working with, or “connected” with, at the beginning is very much important to us. Establishing a relationship where you feel able to trust your Counsellor is very much at the heart of a Person Centred Counsellor.

If this service is not suitable for you the Practice might be able to refer you to an appropriate service.