Anxiety
We may all get anxious at some time or other in our lives and this is perfectly normal. Other ways of describing what’s going on for you may include nervousness, worry, concern or self-doubt. When anxiety goes beyond your control and becomes something that takes over, it can be highly destructive and have huge impact on your life. At this point anxiety counselling may be an effective way to get you support and help you need.
Anxiety may take a variety of forms and will be different for each of us. It may include intrusive thoughts, difficulties concentrating, agitation, nervous tics, difficulty eating and/or sleeping as well as a whole host of physical symptoms that could be so severe they result in panic attacks. We will work together to establish what a healthy level of anxiety looks like for you and what is destructive and intrusive. Anxiety can cover a whole spectrum of symptoms and some levels of anxiety may meet the criteria for Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
Psychotherapy for anxiety will explore your individual experience and feelings and look at ways that work for you. We will work to explore potential triggers, self-awareness of the way you feel and why you feel the way that you do, systematically addressing the underlying causes of your anxiety. Together we will be able to minimise the destructive impact your anxiety has on your every day life and we will work on introducing different coping strategies and mechanisms.
Where appropriate I also incorporate Mindfulness into therapy sessions as a useful tool to help manage and moderate your thought processes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The terms ‘Psychotherapy’ and ‘Counselling’ are often used interchangeably and essentially they are both characterised by a form of “talking therapy”. You will see many practitioners will use both terms when referring to themselves.
Fundamentally both psychotherapy and counselling have the same goal of providing relief to someone with some sort of psychological symptom or obstacles although there are some subtle differences.
‘Counselling’ is often used to describe a shorter-term process than psychotherapy. A goal in counselling is to enable someone to make better use of resources they may already have in place. Counselling often focuses on a specific issue, life event or experience or on a particular symptom.
‘Psychotherapy’ is often a longer process of treatment and focuses on facilitating the exploration and development of new resources for a person. In psychotherapy you will have the chance to look deeper into the root of your issues. You will have the chance to explore patterns of behaviour, thinking and feeling in your life at a greater depth that allow you to focus more on your way of being in the world.
Psychotherapy training is also a more rigorous and academic process.
Someone who may be in training to be a Psychotherapist may refer to themselves as a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor until they have completed certification to be known as a Psychotherapist.
I hope that my website has given you an overview of who I am and how I work and if you are interested in finding out more I would recommend an initial consultation to meet each other to see if it feels right for you when we are in the room together. We will probably be able to establish quite early on if I am the right person for you.
Choosing a therapist is a very individual choice and I recommend you take the time to meet at least a couple people with a view to having some thought about who you may work best with. I believe that each relationship is individual and unique and it is a privilege for me to get to know people I see and to support them on their therapeutic journey. Relationship is central to building a therapeutic alliance and working together, so trust your instinct to make a decision and start your own journey.
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Following our initial assessment, if you would like to start sessions together we will agree a day and time for your sessions. I will send you a standard therapy agreement that outlines my commitment to you and it details much of what I would have discussed in the assessment session. This includes details of my professional commitments and of the administrative aspects of our therapeutic relationship. We will both have a signed copy of this agreement.
Payment is due each session and I accept cash or BACS transfers. Any missed sessions with less than 48 hours notice will be payable on the following session.
If you want to work longer term I am also happy to work on monthly payments.
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