Counselling is a unique experience for everyone. Every counsellor also has a unique approach informed by their training, interests and life experiences.
My approach is founded on person-centred counselling. It is also informed by a number of other approaches and considerations.
About Person-Centred Counselling
Person-Centred Counselling and ‘Mental Illness’
Being a Person-Centred Counsellor
My Interests and Life Experiences
What to expect from the counselling process
Person-centred counselling is based on the understanding that all human beings are different, we all have different ways of perceiving the world, and you are the expert on your own life.
As such, person-centred counselling is very flexible and adaptable. It’s based entirely around you as an individual – what you think and how you actually feel.
Online counselling offers unparalleled flexibility. You can work from wherever and whenever you feel comfortable. And with no travel, it is also much easier to fit around other activities, such as work and hobbies.
The flexibility of online counselling also provides better accessibility. You can access counselling whether you have a health condition or impairment, live in the countryside, can’t afford city-based counsellors, or come from a country where counsellors aren’t as available. As long as you have internet, you can access counselling.
Some people may decide that online counselling is not for them. There is sometimes a feeling of security that comes from going to a designated counselling space, or perhaps you live with people who you don’t want to overhear. If these issues are important to you, you may want to consider face-to-face counselling.
To book a no-obligation introductory session to find out whether online counselling is right for you, visit my booking page.
Person-centred counsellors don’t diagnose ‘mental illness’.
Instead, person-centred counsellors accept that people adapt to survive and sometimes these survival/coping mechanisms lead people to think/feel/behave in ways they find unhelpful or distressing.
It’s the work of counselling to explore these experiences, ways of coping, thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to help gain greater understanding, a sense of meaning, and a clearer perspective.
Research has shown that person-centred counselling can work well and improve the quality of life for people with a range of mental health diagnoses.
Find out more about how I work with mental health diagnoses.
The counsellor’s job is to help you explore your experiences, behaviours, thoughts, and feelings without judgement.
There are three essential qualities a person-centred counsellor needs to be effective:
My practice is also informed by other theoretical approaches, such as psychodynamic and existential counselling, somatic (body-based) understanding, neuroscience, emotion-focused therapy, CBT, and psychology more generally.
I also feel acutely aware that the planet and society are undergoing dramatic changes and that these affect how we think, feel, and behave. These wider political, environmental, sociological, and philosophical points also inform my work.
Find out more About Me
While counselling is unique for everyone, there are some common things you can expect from counselling:
Further questions around counselling, what to expect, issues like confidentiality, etc. are explored in my FAQs page.
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