How Therapy Can Help
Talking therapy such as shorter term counselling or longer term psychotherapy is evidenced to help in many ways.
Sometimes, just being able to talk about things that matter to you with to a professional who really listens to understand and who gives you their full attention and acceptance can be therapeutic. Engaging in this process brings fresh perspectives and a new understanding. It can help you to see yourself more clearly; your own situation, thoughts and feelings. In shorter term counselling, this can be enough to provide relief and lessen anxiety, as well as to identify and make changes.
Investing the time to engage in longer term psychotherapy provides more opportunity to fully explore any underpinning patterns of emotions, thinking, feeling and behaving. Doing this together can sometimes give you more choice in your life and the chance to make lasting change over time. Psychotherapy can offer insights through discussion about recurring themes in your life and help you to really understand yourself, including how you are in relationship, as together we build a therapeutic relationship.
''I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.''
Carl Jung
What people want from therapy
Research shows that what people want from psychotherapy is to:
- Understand themselves and the root of their issues better
- Learn skills and coping strategies
- Be able to share what they think and feel without judgement or shame
- Feel heard and understood by someone who cares
Does this resonate with you?
Issues people bring to therapy
Therapy offers you the space and support to explore, understand and make changes for your life.
Relationship problems
Feelings of anxiety
Grief and loss
Low self-esteem or lack of confidence
Trauma
Abuse
Depression and low mood
Anger and overwhelming emotions
Workplace and other stress
Sometimes it can be difficult to know exactly what is happening for you but you know you want it to change.
People come to me for support for many issues.
Here are a few common examples:
Are your relationships difficult, unfulfilling or are you going through major life transitions due to loss, retirement or divorce?
Do your emotions feel out of control and disproportionate? Do you feel overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, misunderstood?
Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, depression or feeling bad about yourself?
I offer you the confidential space and empathic, professional support to explore and understand what's happening for you. Together we can work towards the change you want.