What is Person Centred Counselling?
Person Centred Counselling is empowering.It enables you to access your own resources and find a way through your problems.
Counselling is a very individual experience; people get many different things from feeling truly listened to and understood.
It is not about giving advice or easy answers.
By seeing ourselves as we truly are, without the judgement we so often attach to our own feelings or thoughts, we can move towards understanding and accepting ourselves.
This can enable us to be happier with ourselves, to feel less guilt, less anguish and confusion and be more confident and positive.
Counselling is confidential and I will explain exactly what that means during your first session.
BACP definition of counselling
BAPCA definition of the Person Centred Approach
Why do people come for counselling?
Some people just need to offload to someone who is not a part of their life whereas others want to understand themselves better and learn to like themselves more.
Some find it helps them to untangle their thoughts and feelings and to resolve inner conflict. It can also help people come to terms with an external event.
How does counselling help? - sometimes those that have tried it, say it best.
"...I will take the strength you have given me and hold onto it"
"Counselling has enabled me to become the person I want to be. I am now a happy go lucky person instead of someone who felt alone, scared and trapped"
"I have become a much stronger and confident person because of the work done in the sessions"
"I understand my future journey will still be difficult, but hopefully the tools and skills gained over the past months will enable success with the on-going issues I have to manage"
"Thank you for listening and supporting me... and helping me trust in someone again"
"It truly is a pathway you walk along. But you never feel alone, Toni is always at your side"
"I feel safe in the knowledge that there is someone like you out there"
"I totally believe and trust in Toni, she never let me down, even when things got painful"
