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. 

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.

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.

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.