About counselling

Most people, from time to time, experience difficulties and painful events in their lives. They may be dealing with a particular crisis or life transition, struggling to cope with relationship difficulties, or experiencing general feelings of unhappiness and confusion.

Within the context of a supportive relationship, problems are explored, thoughts and feelings expressed and possibilities for the future considered. There are many different approaches to counselling and practitioners will differ in the way they work – a full description of the different approaches can be found on the BACP website and on the Counselling Directory website.

Counselling does not provide a simple or magical answer to problems; the process isn’t always easy, but many people find that their experience of working with a counsellor enables them to develop greater understanding of troubling feelings and unhelpful patterns of behaviour and to consider possibilities for moving forward.