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FAQs/ Common Questions
Do I need therapy?
Be assured that no issue is too small or insignificant to bring to a counselling or psychotherapy session. If something is troubling you then therapy sessions are appropriate and can be of help.
Therapy can also be utilised as a personal development resource to get to know ourselves better, and to develop a deeper self-awareness, self-acceptance and authenticity: to get to know who we really are, and what we really want in our lives.
Counselling or Psychotherapy?
Person-Centred Counselling is the foundation stone of my counselling practice. It can be offered singularly in it's pure form or it can be combined with other therapeutic interventions depending on the client's preference.
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy is intrinsically compatible with and informed by Person-Centred Counselling. Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy grew out of extensive research in Person-Centred Counselling in the 1950s and 60s. It is common to combine these therapies.
What can I expect in a session?
- A safe, confidential space where you can talk about anything
- To feel welcome and accepted for all of who you are
- To be deeply heard and to feel understood
- To be treated sensitively and with respect
- To be introduced to therapeutic interventions with a choice of whether to engage or not
- To be given the choice to express feelings with art materials and symbols instead of or in addition to talking.
How many sessions?
Everybody is unique and each client comes with a different issue/s to be addressed. For this reason it is not possible to say how many sessions you will need.
Some clients find 6 sessions to be adequate; other clients continue to have therapy for several years.
Clients tend to end therapy when they feel the time is right for them.
