MY SPECIALTIES
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
Are you feeling out of sorts, not sure which way you want to turn and feel lost, with nobody to talk to? You may have feelings you are not able to understand and find it difficult to communicate with your closest friends or family. This is how I understood myself to be over many years previous to becoming a counsellor, and I believe that my own experience of life can help others who are suffering at this time. The areas that I can potentially help with include trauma, anxiety, depression, bereavement, addictions, anger and life transitions.
ANXIETY
Anxiety can be likened to our body feeling threatened and we have no control over its 'fight or flight response'.
Counselling can help support you to help explore what your thoughts and feelings are and what they may mean to you. With this process we can look at what is causing your fears and exploring any underlying issues.
DEPRESSION
Being in a state of depression is a debilitating experience and can negatively affect your day-to-day functioning. Through the counselling process we can explore your thoughts and feelings and acknowledge that they are real for you, and to help support you in finding ways to cope and could include things such as self-care strategies.
ADDICTION
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ANGRY OUTBURSTS
Anger may be caused by a multitude of reasons and you may not be sure where it comes from. You may not realise that you are stressed or someone has treated you badly - it could relate to something that has happened a long time ago where you may have suppressed it. What would happen within therapy is I would listen intently to your experiences to help you understand what the cause of the anger is, and how it is affecting you. We can explore the residual anger and work to help you express this differently, or gain further understanding in a safe and non-judgemental space.
STRESS & TRAUMA
Stress and trauma can happen from nowhere and can be very difficult to manage when you potentially feel on edge, jumpy and have intrusive thoughts that can impact on your daily activities. This could lead you to sleepless nights, feelings of shame and guilt with anxiety, sadness and anger.
Working together, we can explore your thoughts and feelings and what they mean to you after the traumatic event, recognising that things may well have changed for you and that you could see the world differently than before.
Bereavement
Bereavement is a difficult topic to process where there are an enormous amount of conflicting feelings you may encounter when somebody close to you dies. Feelings of loss, confusion, anger can all be common emotions we express. One thing to remember is that grief will affect us all at some stage in life and we will all process it in our own way, different to anyone else. One of the most important aspects is to give yourself time to grieve, and adjust to a new change without the loved one being there. Stages of grief are common and can include denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
