Why Counselling?

Historically counselling for personal issues was done by close relatives, elders of the family, friends or even the local priest.

Although counsel and “advice” has always been given within families, parents and siblings or even close friends perhaps are not always the best people to do this even when they are so well meaning.

The process of counselling is not about seeking advice, rather than the client seeking a new self awareness, perspectives and strategies.

Counsellors help clients explore and understand their worlds and so discover better ways of thinking and living is particularly common at transition points in a person's life, where they are moving from the familiar to the unknown, going from child to adult, single to married, and facing major life changes.

These changes can be difficult however with positive support and techniques the Counsellor can introduce to the client, they are more empowered to successfully make positive and lasting changes, both emotionally and cognitively.

What are the benefits of counselling?

• Counselling can bring greater insight and understanding of oneself, with greater self-awareness.
• Bring immediate support to someone in crisis or distress
• Changing of one's beliefs, thought processes and mental models.
• Increased acceptance and appreciation of oneself.
• Increased ability to control oneself and one's urges and to cease self sabotaging behaviours
• Development of skills and abilities that require self-management.
• Improved motivation towards actions that are good for one's self.
• To gain a deeper understanding of others and why they act as they do.
• To develop an increased appreciation and care for others.
• To experience an improvement in relationships with others.
• To make positive changes in relationship with family, friends and others.