Counselling Issues

People come to therapy for a variety of reasons. There is no hierarchy in suffering and each person’s difficulties are valid and cause them pain. It is a common misconception that people who come to therapy are somehow '“broken” or more “vulnerable” when in fact people who come to therapy are regular people struggling with regular issues. I acknowledge that it takes courage to make that first contact with a therapist. Our relationship starts from the first phone call and hopefully I can put your mind at ease as we talk through some initial details.

The following are some common reasons why people come to therapy and which I have helped clients work with:

  • Self-esteem, self-worth and confidence

  • Relationship breakdown, relational difficulties, intimacy issues, infidelity

  • Other relationship dynamics

  • Bereavement, grief and loss

  • Depression, including postnatal depression, low mood or feeling down

  • Anxiety and worry, social anxiety

  • Covid-19 related stress and uncertainty

  • Panic attacks

  • Traumas such as abuse and bullying

  • Family dynamics and impactful childhood experiences

  • Adult child of an alcoholic and parentified child

  • Childhood emotional neglect

  • Co-dependency

  • Major life transitions and decisions

  • Personal growth and development, organising ones life to find meaning

  • Eating disorders (binge eating, bulimia, anorexia) and body dysmorphic self-views

  • Addictions (not in the active phase) - alcohol, drug and gambling related

  • Overwhelming feelings such as anger, shame, guilt, self-loathing

  • Work-related issues

  • Self-harm

  • Suicide - suicidal ideation/thoughts and past attempts

  • Death and dying

Many clients ask me “what is wrong with me that I …?”. Together in therapy we discover that you are not a/the problem person but that you are going through a difficult time. We might name your unmet needs or the wrongdoing that was done to you and place the problem with the person it truly belongs with. We will also work on areas of personal choice and responsibility of one’s own life, which comes with the freedom of choice.

“I wasn’t a damaged person, I was suffering the fallout of an interrupted life”

- Edith Eger in “The Choice”