Anxious, depressed, or troubled?
Talking to a qualified, experienced counsellor can provide critical support to find new meanings in life events. Making sense of things can bring clarity, closure or relief. Vaclav Havel* said 'Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.'
A Bristol-based Counsellor, I am qualified, experienced and available to support you to find understanding and new meanings. I strive always to be respectful, accepting, compassionate and non-judgmental. Contact details here.
Find your way again
People come to counselling for many different reasons; some want to make changes in their lives, some feel off- track in life's journey, or maybe experience troubling relationships; others need support through particularly difficult times. It might be supporting you through anxiety, depression, loss, work stress, recovery from substance misuse or other addiction, effects of abuse, long term unemployment, affects of illness such as Stroke... Whatever your reason, I will listen carefully and without judgement, treat you with respect at the same time as being genuine. I will aim to understand you, to help you better understand your situation and to help identify what you need at this time, bearing in mind the context of your life and your relationships with significant others.
Counsellor in Bristol
I work as
a person-centred, integrative counsellor - or therapist, meaning that always valuing you, I draw ideas from a range of therapeutic approaches that I believe might be helpful to working together. My experience is that as human beings our potential for change and growth arises from relationships and from within, my role is to offer a therapeutic space in which you can rediscover your own sources of hope and growth.
Comfortable setting
We would meet at my home in BS9 or in one of many private and comfortable rooms in a tranquil setting at Henbury, Bristol BS10 where there is ample free parking. I am happy to consider any other location that we can agree could be suitable.
Talking therapies have been shown that they can be at least as effective as medication. It may be possible to arrange with me to conduct your counselling sessions by telephone or Skype.
*http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/v/vaclav_havel.html#8b347AgdDT02LeJT.99
What clients have said above about my service isn't intended as a guarantee or prediciton for any other client,
because in counselling, for some clients and in some circumstances things may not improve. To the best of my knowledge however, to date all my clients have reported to me at least some change for the better, and some have reported considerable improvements
