Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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What is Counselling?
Counselling is talking therapy, it is a space just for you to explore whatever is causing you pain, stress, or stuckness in your life. It is a contracted relationship that will usually be on the same day and time each week.
How can counselling help?
Counselling can be useful for anyone who wants to explore the way they're thinking or feeling, as well as for anyone experiencing a problem or issue they would like to resolve. People may choose to speak to a counsellor because they feel they cannot speak to their family or friends about what is happening for them, or they may wish to speak to a professional with an objective view.
About me
I came into counselling through my own personal struggles and realised that having a relationship where I didn’t feel judged or like I had to please the other person was life-changing.
I have worked within the care and
mental health sector for several years. In my previous roles, I have worked with adults with learning difficulties and mental health issues.
Clients have described me as down-to-earth, honest, and non-judgemental- I feel that this is something that comes naturally to me.
I am a mum and i relate to parenting issues and
know how difficult and isolating it can feel.
My specialist interests are ADHD and helping clients overcome and make sense of theirs or their loved ones' diagnoses, I have personal experience of getting a late diagnosis and the feelings that come with this, and also have a daughter who received a late diagnosis. I also work with anxiety, self-esteem, and problems within relationships.
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You are in the driving seat.
My aim within the counselling relationship is to put you in the driving seat, to let you navigate where you want to go. I feel that this approach is empowering and helps you to find a solution that works best for you. I never make promises that I will heal or fix you, however I can promise that I will hear you, that I will walk beside you and I will help you unpack what is holding you back or holding you in a place of stuckness and encourage you to heal yourself within the safe space of our relationship.
Inner Child Work
Sometimes events in our past can impact on the here and now. Going back to the younger version of you can be scary and painful, but can also offer the freedom you need to be your authentic self.
That internal voice can be telling you you're not good enough, you can‘t do it, you wish you were more like that person who has confidence, and that you are a bad or selfish person!
These kinds of messages are ones that are usually given to us by someone else, as children we take these on as our own because we believe that adults know best.
Working with your inner child will enable you to take back the power that was taken from you and to give yourself permission to install new values and boundaries. To reconnect the child part of you to the adult part of you and to hear your own voice and own values and beliefs.
