Couples often feel stuck, arguments become repetitive and the same old issues raise their heads with monotonous frequency. Old crises can simmer, affecting communication or stopping it altogether. Children, life changes, questions of independence versus dependence, sex, feeling trapped, family commitments, arguments around expresssing emotion,...
Working with families is great and I thoroughly enjoy these sessions too. Often individuals in families feel they are unheard, unacknowledged, trapped in certain ways of being and behaving, angry, hurt, taken for granted and sometimes just plain sad and helpless. There is no reason why families...
Therapy offers individuals the time out to work towards finding their own solutions to a problem or problems. It is enriching to discover that not only do seemingly entrenched problems have solutions, but also that the choices you identify as available to you to solve...
Young people often come to counselling feeling unheard, misunderstood, angry and confused. They may be tussling with different relationships, struggling with bullying, course pressures or life choices, be feeling depressed and anxious, are refusing to go to school, or may be overwhelmed by some incident...
Difficulties and crises can happen to all of us at various stages of our lives. The decision to seek counselling is a sign of strength and determination. It is an acknowledgement that working through a difficulty with someone who is neutral, non-judgemental and trained to facilitate, is the quickest way to take control, find a solution and effect lasting change.
Getting the very best from your therapy and working towards solutions requires commitment and tenacity and the will to maintain the changes and sustain the gains. Therapy can be positive, sometimes surprising, often empowering. No problem is unsolvable; there is a solution to every problem if you wish to work logically through your options and choices.