Counselling

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It is my absolute pleasure to be able to get to know clients on a personal level through counselling and to assist them with achieving their personal goals. Counselling sessions aim to assist clients to gain a better understanding of themselves and their relationships, to enable them to overcome barriers that are preventing them from achieving goals and living a life consistent with their values. Once a person feels comfortable in the counselling environment, I believe in supporting them with sitting with difficult emotions and facing challenging situations and this is done in a realistic and collaborative way. 

For younger clients, I have a flexible approach whereby they can choose to attend sessions on their own or to have a family member accompany them. Counselling is most effective when an individual's family and support network are involved and this is encouraged where possible.  

I work with clients experiencing social and learning challenges, behavioural challenges, anxiety, depression, body image concerns, family and adjustment difficulties. Many of my clients are neurodivergent and I also work with young LGBTQI+ individuals or those that are working through gender identity and sexuality questions. 

Therapy plans are individualised and I most commonly work with the following counselling approaches: 

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS)
• Emotion-focused responding
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)