What is counsellingWhat Is Counselling?

The BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) defines counselling and psychotherapy as, “Umbrella terms that cover a range of talking therapies. They are delivered by trained practitioners who work with people over a short or long term to help them bring about effective change or enhance their wellbeing.”

The BAC (1992: 3.1) has also stated that, “Counselling may be concerned with developmental issues, addressing and resolving specific problems, making decisions, coping with crisis, developing personal insight and knowledge, working through feelings of inner conflict or improving relationships with others. The counsellor’s role is to facilitate the client’s work in ways which respect the client’s values, personal resources and capacity for self-determination”.

What is psychotherapyWhat Is Psychotherapy?

The UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) states that: “Different people use the words counselling and psychotherapy in different ways, so there is no commonly agreed definition. There is a general understanding that a psychotherapist can work with a wider range of clients or patients and can offer more in-depth work where appropriate.

“UKCP believes the difference lies in the length and depth of the training involved and in the quality of the relationship between the client and their therapist. UKCP Registered psychotherapists are trained to Master’s level.”

If you’d like to know more about Psychotherapy, please contact me.

This depends on the issues that you bring to therapy. You and I would talk together about your clinical needs within this context.

People who refer themselves for psychotherapy, counselling and couples’ therapy tend to be adults of all ages and from all walks of life.

In my experience people bring a wide and varied range of problems. For ease of reading the list below reveals just a few of these:

  • Abuse
  • Loss of Meaning
  • Addiction
  • Low Self Esteem
  • Adoption
  • Obsessions
  • Anger Management
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Problems relating to the Older Years
  • Bereavement and Loss
  • Parenting Problems
  • Bullying
  • Phobias
  • Depression
  • Physical Abuse
  • Eating Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Employment Difficulties
  • Problems at work
  • Health Issues
  • Redundancy
  • Identity Problems
  • Relationship Difficulties
  • Insomnia
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Isolation
  • Sexuality Problems
  • Lack of Confidence
  • Spiritual Concerns
  • Life Stage Problems
  • Stress and Trauma

The duration of therapy can be short or long term and the length is determined largely by the nature of the presenting problem(s) you are bringing. The length of therapy can also be influenced by the psychological defences you may have unconsciously erected in your psyche during the course of development. It is usual for you and I to intermittently review the progress that you are making as the therapeutic journey advances.