The free initial consultation between client and therapist is based on a counselling technique where the client speaks freely about their concerns with total acceptance and without judgement. There are many counselling techniques that can be used to address clients issues and this type of therapy may be all that the client needs to address their issue and achieve a positive outcome. (Uses & Benefits)

  

Further sessions may adopt a different approach using a technique that is more congruent to the client and their expectations of counselling. This may require the therapist to be more proactive, to question the client's thoughts and subsequent feelings and how these relate to their issue.The aim is to support and encourage the client to find insight, achieve personal balance and gain a fresh and new perspective on the problems and relationships. Counselling enables the client to help themselves by exploring feelings, thoughts, attitudes and behaviour which will lead to a clearer self-understanding.

 

Counselling can be an incredibly powerful approach for helping client's who are 'stuck' in a situation. The client can explore their situtation from a different viewpoint in the safety of the therapy session. This may bring to light other opportunities where they can make changes to various areas of their life.

 

Counselling can help you learn to cope with any fear and depression relating to your illness or issue, and make sense of the alternatives available to you in your treatment and therapy.

 

The therapist will also discuss with the client how integrating other types of therapies may be of use for more problematical issues and underlying causes for their concerns.

 

Sessions last between 60 - 90 minutes and the number of sessions is fully discussed before commitment and will vary depending on the issues the client wishes to address.