Life will present us all with challenges from time to time and such worries and difficulties we face may in turn affect our well-being, relationships, or work. Finding our way through these times may be overwhelming, painful, and confusing. 

In some situations, we may be able to seek support from those close to us. Sometimes sharing such feelings can be difficult, leading us to feel quite isolated and unsure which way to turn.

Seeking external support may seem daunting. As a professional and qualified counsellor, I can offer you a non-judgemental, confidential space of acceptance, understanding and self-reflection. 

No-one will ever know you better than you know yourself and for that reason counsellors do not give advice. Although, where appropriate I may offer you some strategies or tools to enhance your well-being, my main role will be to work with you and use my skills and experience to support you in exploring your feelings, situation and patterns of behaviour with the aim of helping you empower yourself to make your own decisions in moving forward. 

There may be times in the counselling process when the emotions you experience may feel more difficult but this can be an important part of the healing process and the counselling space can be a secure and safe space to reflect and think things through.

Counselling can bring the benefits of better mental and emotional health as well as increased self-awareness, self-acceptance, improved ways of relating with others and an ability to recognise and alter counterproductive behaviours we may consciously or unconsciously use.