Therapy, coaching single session therapy, personal consulting, DIY therapy,
Free Counselling Support During the Pandemic
I'm offering free counselling support during the pandemic. Email me and we'll set up a virtual Zoom meeting.
Therapy, coaching single session therapy, personal consulting, DIY therapy,
I'm offering free counselling support during the pandemic. Email me and we'll set up a virtual Zoom meeting.
The decision to seek counselling for a personal problem is a good start, but the next one – choosing a therapist – can seem even more challenging.
However resourceful, successful, fit, fulfilled and well… just OK you are, you have surely known times when your normal talent for getting it right abandoned you.
Fear of therapy is a very real phenomenon. It's a sad fact that many people are deprived of help because of three objections based on their beliefs about counselling and therapy. This video explains.
Single session therapy aims to get to the heart of a particular issue or problem during one discussion. It's an approach which is increasingly widely used.
Therapy is not for everyone, but then nothing is. It takes inner strength and commitment to say "I could use some help/guidance", or "I need to devote some time to myself".
If you have ever given half a thought to getting professional help with something that is affecting your wellbeing, but decided against it, it may be time to do something different now. Remember that sometimes the best idea is the first idea, not the ones that come along later, especially if they keep you stuck where you are.
Ecotherapy creates opportunities for people to engage more purposefully with their lives, so they are able to care more for others and their surroundings. This isn't just a 'nice to have', it is vital to cope with rising demand.
Our language is littered with gardening metaphors. I suppose that's because we have been in contact with the earth throughout human history and that connection has shaped many of our expressions. It has also given us an innate understanding of how to help things grow and flourish in all areas of our lives, and the things that need weeding out if our relationships are to continue to provide nourishment and beauty year after year.
I recently read a post on a mental health blog which said “Talking therapy is great, but things get worse before they get better, so you have to stick with it." This is a misguided over-generalisation that can do harm. If one of my clients feels worse at the end of the session, then it is not the end of the session.