I offer individual in-person counselling services. So what are the key things you need to know about how I work ?

It's Confidential 

Our counselling session discussions are totally confidential. Only with that confidentiality can we create the space where you can really feel you have been heard and understood. This is critical for you in moving forward. 

It starts with You 

Your life and your experiences are unique to you. It's important that you feel listened to, in a non judgemental space, so you can explore your thoughts, and feelings. I'm here to support you in making sense of your experiences and finding a way forward through whatever you are dealing with. 

Let's take the first step 

Our first step together will be an initial in-person consultation where we meet and discuss what you would like to get from counselling sessions. In this session I will get to know a little about you and your needs, and I will share some information about me and how I work. This consultation is a vital step in getting to know each other and deciding whether we would like to continue with further sessions and on what basis. If we go ahead then typically we would meet once a week for an agreed period of time, and then take stock of where we are and what would continue to work best for you. 

- Sometimes it may be appropriate to use a mixture of in-person and online consultation but that will be driven by how you want to engage and what will work best for your needs.