Counselling

Similar to Psychotherapy, counseling provides a private and confidential space for clients to discuss whatever challenges they might be facing, with a professionally skilled therapist. The therapist does not tell the client what to do; rather, they hold a space for the client to share their thoughts and feelings. Having a place to explore your difficulties and issues with someone who is separate from the rest of your life, and who won’t judge or advise you, may help facilitate the unlocking of your feelings, so that you can come to understand more about yourself.

The counselling process is a joint venture between the client and the therapist. Success factors rely on the quality of the relationship established between both the client and the therapist, and the quality of their motivation and commitment to change. 

It is an effective resource that can be used to support an individual through difficult and traumatic experiences, feelings of lack of direction and negative thoughts about your past, and present life.

Counselors are professionally skilled listeners who facilitate the client’s development and ability to make positive choices, by working within the framework of an agreed counseling contract.

There are a range of counseling models, each with its own theoretical basis. Differences in approach often relate to the individual practitioner’s interests and training.