Counselling & Psychotherapy

Counselling can help if we’re struggling with everyday issues or a sudden change in circumstances such as an illness, relationship breakdown or bereavement. It can provide an unbiased space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings in a contained environment with a professional who is trained to support you through that process.

Similarly to psychotherapy, it can also help to identify unhelpful patterns of relating or behaviour in order to develop more positive strategies. During therapy we gain self-awareness and a better understanding of our inner world which can lead to acceptance, growth and change.

Counselling can help improve our sense of wellbeing, alleviate our distress, resolve our crises, increase our ability to solve problems, see other’s opinions and empowers us to make our own decisions.

The length of time you may need to come to counselling depends very much on the individual and the difficulties you bring.  A specific difficulty may only take a few sessions, while more complex and deep-rooted problems may take longer.

During psychotherapy, we may take a deeper look into your past experiences, current situation and your goals for the future. We may also explore early relationships and how they shaped the way we see the world and those within it today, which may also be worked on in counselling.

Sometimes we get a sense that something isn’t right, we may want to do something but are unable to, we may struggle to relate to others in the way we would like or we may recognise repetitive patterns which lead to the same undesired outcomes, leaving us wondering how we find ourselves here again. We may also just feel stuck, a sense of unease we can’t quite articulate. We may even be angry or grieving without knowing why. Often the root of these feelings are unconscious and so we work to bring them in consciousness.

​Psychotherapy is usually a longer, more in-depth journey of self-discovery. Oftentimes we work on one area and discover other areas we would like to improve. We may also take breaks and come back to work on another area in the future. There is no prescribed timeline as we are all unique individuals with unique experiences and therefore, our therapy is also unique.

Regardless of differences and similarities, the aim of both therapies is to learn about ourselves, to take some time to focus on our needs and work towards a goal or desired outcome in order to live a more authentic, fulfilling life.