What to Expect from Counselling

Just reaching out is your first step. I offer a free, brief introductory phone call so we can chat and you can gauge if I'd be the right therapist for you. I don't need to know everything about you straight away so don't worry; just an idea of what you're experiencing and how I might be able help. If you then decide you'd like us to work together we can agree on how many sessions you might need and a time to meet.

I'll send you a short written document to ask you some more detailed questions though I can also ask you these in our first session if you'd prefer. These are designed to ensure we're working safely together. When our sessions start we will work at your pace - if you want to get straight into things then that's what we'll do. If you understandably need some time to ease into the process then we'll start off more slowly; these are your sessions so you tell me what pace you'd like to work at.

Counselling can sometimes immediately feel like you're making progress but then reach a point where you feel a bit stuck. This is very natural and therefore we will always review our work together to make sure we're reaching any therapeutic goals you set and ensure the therapy is still relevant.

You might want to work on yourself or you might just need a place to let everything out that you feel you usually can't. In our sessions I will aim to make you feel heard and understood and offer a fresh perspective on what ever you are experiencing. I won't judge, advise or tell you what to do and through our work, I feel the solutions should begin to present themselves to you. Counselling is about your autonomy - it is up to you where to go next with what you've gained from our sessions, what changes feel easy to make and what changes might require a little more time.