Counselling
About Counselling in Cheltenham
What is Counselling?
Counselling takes place when a counsellor sees a client in a private and confidential setting to explore a difficulty the client is having, distress they may be experiencing or perhaps their dissatisfaction with life, or loss of a sense of direction and purpose. Counselling works best when a client has chosen to be there rather than being 'sent' at the request of others.
By listening attentively and patiently the counsellor can begin to perceive the difficulties from the client's point of view and can help them to see things more clearly, possibly from a different perspective. Counselling is a way of enabling choice or change or of reducing confusion.
In the counselling sessions the client can explore various aspects of their life and feelings, talking about them freely and openly in a way that is rarely possible with friends or family. Bottled up feelings such as anger, anxiety, grief and embarrassment can become very intense and counselling offers an opportunity to explore them within a non non-judgemental and empathic environment. Giving the client the possibility of making these easier to understand. The counsellor will encourage the expression of feelings and as a result of their training will be able to accept and reflect the client's problems without becoming burdened by them.
Acceptance and respect for the client are essentials for a counsellor and as the relationship develops, so too does trust between the counsellor and client, enabling the client to look at many aspects of their life, their relationships and themselves which they may not have considered or been able to face before. The counsellor may help the client to examine in detail the behaviour or situations which are proving troublesome and to find an area where it would be possible to initiate some change as a start.
Counselling Services and Solutions:
- Abuse Anger, Guilt and Shame
- Couples Counselling Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks
- Family, Relationships and Intimacy Loss Grief and Bereavement
- Low Self Confidence and Self Esteem
- Phobias
- Stress Trauma
- Work Related Problems and Redundancy
Each session will last for an hour, the initial appointment will give us the opportunity to consider and assess how counselling may be beneficial for you. If ongoing counselling seems appropriate to your situation further appointments will be arranged.
Call Now for your Initial appointment
Contact Caroline 4 Counselling today on 0845 136 6175 to arrange your first appointment - many people find that simply taking the action helps them feel better. You can send an email, if it's more convenient, and I'll get straight back to you.
With my help, you can take a step in the right direction and change your life for the better.