Individual counselling and psychotherapy

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If you are having difficulties with depression, anxiety, relationships, anger or loss, or simply feel overwhelmed or confused by what you are facing in life, I can help you work to understand your feelings and situation better and support you in making positive changes.

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Often people don't really know what it is they are looking for in therapy, they just feel they need to talk to someone who can help them understand their own behaviour, or what is sometimes called gaining 'insight', to give them more choice in their lives.

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Persistent patterns of behaviour that may have once been appropriate, may now be getting in the way of you achieving certain goals or finding contentment with your day-to-day life.

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I believe that despite the circumstances that any of us may find ourselves in, we are able, with support, to think about our situation with a view to take chances with new behaviour, leading to an enhanced and more positive experience of life.

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Previous clients have received support with a range of situations including abuse, ageing, work place problems, grief, menopause, post-natal depression, self-esteem and problems in relationships with a partner, work colleague or family members.

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Some of the areas I can help with include:

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• Relationship issues - interpersonal connection

• Depression

• Anxiety 

• Panic Attacks

• Low self-esteem

• Family and adolescent issues

• Grief, loss and bereavement

• Relationships

• Work-related problems

• Anger management

• Fears and phobias

• Obsessive behaviours

• Post-natal depression

• Trauma, early life or recent

• Ageing

• Loneliness

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One way or other, I find that whatever people are struggling with, at heart their difficulties relate to interpersonal connection.​

 

TA is a model of psychotherapy that can be used very effectively to help analyse and rebuild communication between partners, adult children and work colleagues, where dialogue is failing or has failed and we find ourselves repeating patterns of interlocking behaviour together that leads us to feel stuck, dissatisfied or disappointed. I have worked with clients to:

 

• Help resolve ongoing relationship problems or unhealthy dynamics

• Help to reconnect and communicate more effectively

• Work through recent, unexpected conflicts that have arisen in the relationship

• Support with an ending in a relationship

• Help with sexual, intimacy or abuse issues in the relationship

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