Fees
£35-£40
Concessions available to students, studying counselling, or needing supervision to fill their hours required.
Concessions also available to the unemployed.
Extra Information
I see clients from Burton-Upon-Trent, Rugeley, Handsacre, Brownhills. Burntwood and all the surrounding areas.
RELATIONSHIPS
There is so much pain in the world I believe it is vital that we seek help to lead a more fulfilled and happy life. We are not a failure because we have to ask for help, in fact we display a great deal more courage when we decide to do so. We are lead to believe that we should have all the answers for our problems, which of course is impossible (we cant know what we dont know).
It is a fundamental instinct of all human beings to have relationships with others, not just with sexual partners but all the others we are in contact with on a daily basis. Unfortunately, in our busy, sometimes anxious and overworked lives , not to mention past personal experiences, it is not unusual for us to encounter difficulties in this area.
It is often with a great deal of pain, we find ourselves, either unable to relate healthily to others, are unable to trust, and of course how often do we feed unworthy of others love, or feel abandoned and lost, while the rest of the world appears to be happy and fulfiled.
How often have you been out, and seen couples engrossed with each other, families apparently happily engrossed or friends laughing and seeming to be content (especially on a Sunday). Can you recognise the feeling of lonliness, isolation, and feeling left out of life. We judge the inside of ourselves with the outside of others (how they appear).
ANXIETY.
This is a very real problem in todays society. So much is expected of us, we must be a success in our career, there is something wrong with us if we dont understand everything, we are inadequate if we dont have partners, etc. etc. Have you ever woken up in the morning thinking "oh no not another day" how am I going to get through this. The expection is that we should be able to deal with all situations, when in fact we are human beings and have all the difficulties that entalils. Many times this anxiety begins to become depression, and then we can feel trapped and unable to cope. It is so liberating to find a therapist who can understand this, and help to find coping skills to deal with these problems. We can also add stress to this anxiety, because if it lasts it wont be long before we cant sleep, have difficulty relating to others, lose our sense of self and question our identity. There are solutions, but of course it takes courage to admit this is happening, and to then tell another human being. This is one area where counselling is hugely beneficial, to be able to build a trusting relationship with a therapist and then take those skills out into our lives.
Childhood.
So many problems are rooted in childhood, the place we build on our confidence and self esteem. It is not the fault always of our parents or teachers that we feel a lack of confidence, it can simply be the way we are treated by our peers. Which is why I consider it so important to deal with childhood bullying, whatever form it has taken. We carry into our adult lives the wrongs of our childhoods, and at times try to resolve these issues as an adult. An example of this is how many occasions it is recognised that we marry people who mirror our mother or father.
These are just a few thoughts of the issues why counselling is so vital, a place to look at issues that are holding us back from a happy, content and fulfulled life. Life is not a rehearsal, it is happening now, not when whatever we believe we need comes along. How many days in your life have you lost waiting for the magic cure.
