A counselling relationship is unlike other relationships. It’s a safe space without judgment or pressure, where you can share your thoughts freely and be truly heard.

A counsellor’s training takes several years. Alongside theory, it includes their own personal therapy, this helps them understand themselves better in service of you.

£60 for a 50 minute session.

That’s completely ok. It’s important you feel comfortable and that you and your counsellor are a good fit.

Not at all. You can have a single session and then decide it feels right for you, that’s perfectly ok.

Some people might have a handful of sessions to help them with a specific issue, while others choose longer term therapy, to address deeper on going work.

Most clients have one 50 minute session per week, at a regular time and date. Additional sessions in the week can be arranged if it’s needed.

We will have periodic check ins to see if you are reaching your desired goals. These are usually every six weeks.

Yes. Confidentiality is at the heart of therapy and is part of professional good practice.

Counsellors adhere to GDPR and the framework set out by the regulatory bodies. (subject to legal constraints and ethical safeguarding caveats set out in the terms and conditions)

There are different types of counselling, you may have heard a lot of terms when first looking. Below are a simple explanation of the three main approaches or ‘modalities’ that are used.

Psychodynamic Therapy: ‘Examine the blueprint or template’

This type of therapy mainly focuses looking to the past. How your childhood and previous experiences influences your life today. It explores how our unconscious mind and impulses can be be key to understanding your feelings and behaviours. Sometimes dreams are examined.

Humanistic Therapy (Person Centred): ‘A climate for growth’

This is about you finding your own path again, the therapist gives you support, warmth and empathy. When you are truly heard and feel seen in safety you can find new understanding of your own thoughts and feelings, helping you move forward.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT: ‘A toolkit for change’

This is a practical therapy that address your thoughts, feelings and behaviours and how they are all interconnected. It can help you identify and change patterns that are unhelpful or causing you distress. Sessions can involve helpful tools, exercises and worksheets. Strategies are created with the help of the therapist to create change.

Integrative Counselling.

This involves training in all 3 of the main modalities as well as others. It means the counselling is adapted to specifically meet your individual needs.

The main uk regulatory bodies for therapists are:

BACP British association for Counselling and Psychotherapists

UKCP UK council for Psychotherapy

NCS National Counselling Society

It’s a simple agreement helping create a professional working environment between us. It includes the time, dates, contact details.

It helps create a clear secure framework, like a container around the relationship. You’ll be sent it to sign and return before our first session.