The First Session: Initial Assessment
First sessions give us a chance to meet one another and decide if we can work together.
In these sessions, I am interested in learning about you, what has brought you to counselling,
what you'd like to gain from therapy, and any hopes and worries you may have about
your past, present, or future. I will ask about your family history and your present situation,
and you are also free to ask me questions about the way I work.
By the end of this session, you will have a sense of who I am and how I work;
if you choose to return, then your contract will be drawn up to reflect your needs.
Counselling & Psychotherapy Sessions
In therapy, we aim to better understand where we are in the world,
the paths we have taken and the choices we can make today,
so we can be or become the people we wish to be.
I offer 50-minute sessions for individuals and
60-, 75-, or 90-minute sessions for couples/pairs.
Sessions are confidential, and you are protected as a client through the
Data Protection Act, and according to the ethical guidelines
outlined by the BACP and UKCP.
All contracts, either short-term or long-term, are
tailored according to each individual's, couple's and pair's needs.
Often, individuals, couples and pairs come to counselling & psychotherapy for support and to help them make sense
of what is happening in their lives now and to find a way to forward.
This journey is not always an easy one; it does not provide a "quick-fix"
but rather looks to explore what got you to where you are now,
with a view to help reconcile past events
so that you can make better decisions,
feel more grounded within yourself and
have a greater sense of self-purpose and self-worth.
Ultimately, my wish is that you walk out of therapy empowered,
by gaining a greater sense of self, along with an understanding and compassion for this self.
In therapy, we aim to better understand where we are in the world,
the paths we have taken and the choices we can make today,
so we can be or become the people we wish to be.
I offer 50-minute sessions for individuals and
60-, 75-, or 90-minute sessions for couples/pairs.
Sessions are confidential, and you are protected as a client through the
Data Protection Act, and according to the ethical guidelines
outlined by the BACP and UKCP.
All contracts, either short-term or long-term, are
tailored according to each individual's, couple's and pair's needs.
Often, individuals, couples and pairs come to counselling & psychotherapy for support and to help them make sense
of what is happening in their lives now and to find a way to forward.
This journey is not always an easy one; it does not provide a "quick-fix"
but rather looks to explore what got you to where you are now,
with a view to help reconcile past events
so that you can make better decisions,
feel more grounded within yourself and
have a greater sense of self-purpose and self-worth.
Ultimately, my wish is that you walk out of therapy empowered,
by gaining a greater sense of self, along with an understanding and compassion for this self.
