What is Counselling?

Counselling is sometimes called “therapy” or “talking therapy”. It is a professional relationship between counsellor(s) and client(s). It provides a safe, confidential non-judgmental space to help people regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin or religion, with a whole range of difficulties in their lives.

In counselling, you can talk about yourself, your emotions, thoughts, behaviours and difficulties with someone trained to listen, support and help you. A counsellor can offer understanding and compassion, bring fresh insight, additional perspectives and share appropriate tools to help you improve your life and relationships.

How Can Counselling Help Me?

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Counselling may be able to help you with a wide variety of issues including abuse, anxiety, stress, depression, disordered eating, loneliness, relationship problems, bereavement, self-esteem, and many more. I have experience working with these and many other issues. If you’re struggling with something not listed here, please get in touch to discuss whether I can help you.

In counselling, I can offer you a safe space to open up about things that may be difficult to talk about. Together we can work through your problems, difficulties and worries and find ways forward.

Finding the Right Counsellor

Certain counsellors may feel like a better fit for you than others due to their personalities and/or approaches to counselling. You don’t need a counsellor who is exactly the same as you, or has had the same experiences or difficulties as you. The most important thing is to find a counsellor you feel comfortable with and who you feel understands you.

I understand how important it is to find the right counsellor for you. This is one of the reasons I offer a free 15-minute phone call and/or a lower cost initial session with no obligation (more info at First Steps – BCS Counselling). These can help us both get a sense of how we might be able to work together. I hope that we will be a good fit, but if for any reason we aren’t, I may be able to suggest other counsellors you could contact.