What happens next?

 

It's important that you find a therapist you are comfortable and can connect with. I offer a 20 minute initial consultation, where we look at the reason/s why you're seeking counselling, any goals you might have for therapy and discuss any questions you may have for me.

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If we decide to proceed, we will spend our first few sessions exploring your history, relevant life events and experiences and as we continue, we will start to identify the issues holding you back and establish your current goals for your therapy. Of course, these goals can be very broad (e.g. to feel happier) or much more specific (e.g. to find a job) and are invariably flexible and open to change as time goes on. 

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We will meet once a week in one of my offices or online.  The number of sessions we have together will depend on many different things, including the issue/s you would like support with, your financial situation, the pace you are comfortable working at and the depth at which you would like to work.

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People develop patterns of feeling, behaving and relating to others throughout their childhood to protect themselves. But many of these patterns become outdated in adulthood and are no longer helpful - often hindering a person's wellbeing, relationships and/or careers. Often, it is these patterns that we will explore from the outset, first seeking to understand the root of them, then seeking to interrupt those patterns and finally uprooting them.

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Therapy works best when clients are open, entering into the relationship with the expectation that self-discovery and growth usually involve challenging oneself. And this is why I like Robert Frost's quote "The only way out is always through".

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Would you like to work creatively? Psychotherapy encompasses more than just talking. We can explore anything that is meaningful to you, through many different mediums, whatever you feel comfortable enough to work with.

I invite you to bring in (or suggest we do) any of the following, or feel free to be creative beyond this list.

• Video clips

• Songs

• Poems

• Creative writing

• Dance

• Music

• Nature walks

• Toys

• Art

• Photos

• Pictures

• Dreams

• Story

• Special objects

Please let me know if you would like to embark on working in nature, on nature walks or in a natural space, and we can discuss how this might be possible.