My practice was born from the deep conviction that we can all lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, regardless of - and in spite of - our circumstances, background, abilities, diagnoses or age. My greatest joy is to empower and assist men, women and children and couples on their individual and uniquely crafted journey towards new possibilities, meaning and well-being.
My approach to counselling is to create a safe environment that is free from judgement, a listening ear, and a place to bounce around ideas and ultimately bring solution. I use a broad range of counselling and psychotherapy techniques, firmly grounded in a person centred approach.
My approach to counselling is to create a safe environment that is free from judgement, a listening ear, and a place to bounce around ideas and ultimately bring solution. I use a broad range of counselling and psychotherapy techniques, firmly grounded in a person centred approach.
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What is counselling? Counselling is a confidential relationship which is built up between 2 or more people, one of which is the counsellor. It is a relationship that recognises that the client brings to the counselling sessions; knowledge, understanding, experience, and expertise.
Within the sessions I will endeavour to create a safe space to listen and see the issue clearly, to understand what it is like for the client, to clarify where the client would like to be, and to explore possible solutions together.I am able to support parents and carers/guardians in their parenting by helping the parents/carers understand the motivation behind a child's behaviour.
Within the sessions I will endeavour to create a safe space to listen and see the issue clearly, to understand what it is like for the client, to clarify where the client would like to be, and to explore possible solutions together.I am able to support parents and carers/guardians in their parenting by helping the parents/carers understand the motivation behind a child's behaviour.
When working with children, I will always begin by meeting with one or both care givers and from that I will move into building a therapeutic relationship with the child. The sessions are tailored to the specific age, development and situation of the child or adolescent. Developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive therapies are used such as Play and Art Therapies and Sandtray.
Marriage counselling is particularly helpful in resolving conflicts that impede a successful marriage. It is generally a long term therapy, which involves both single sessions and couples attending sessions together. The relationship skills that you will learn during your sessions will include open communication, conflict resolution, honest discussions, and understanding why your spouse thinks and feels a certain way.
Art Therapy can be psychologically and emotionally healing, as well life-enhancing. A person can improve their level of self awareness, ability to cope with symptoms/stress/traumatic experiences, improve their cognitive abilities and express themselves in a different medium than simply just talking.
We've known sandtray therapy is powerful for years (since the 30's) but have only fairly recently realised WHY it's so powerful. We now can peek inside the brain with fMRI's and understand how our brain processes information. Information is processed first with pictures and THEN words and linguistics are attached to it.
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