What we Think Counselling is Vs What Counselling Really Is

When people hear the word counselling, they often imagine something quite serious, lying on a couch, being analysed, or only going when life has fallen apart.

Many of us grow up believing counselling is only for people in crisis, that you have to be “broken” to go, or that you’ll be judged or told what to do.

In reality, counselling is much simpler and more human than that.

Counselling is a conversation.

A space to slow down, to talk openly, and to be listened to without judgement.

You don’t have to be at breaking point.

And you will set the pace of the work.

People come to counselling for many everyday reasons:-

feeling stuck

struggling with confidence

relationship difficulties

feeling overwhelmed

or simply wanting to understand themselves better.

Counselling is not about fixing what is “wrong” with you.

It is about understanding who you are, your experiences, your coping strategies, and the patterns you’ve developed throughout your lifetime.

When we understand ourselves better, we can:

• Be kinder to ourselves

• Communicate more clearly

• Set healthier boundaries

• Feel more in control of our emotions

• Make different choices

Counselling is for anyone who wants to understand themselves better and live a more contented and comfortable life.

You don’t need a crisis to come to counselling.

If you’ve been wondering whether counselling might be right for you, you’re very welcome to get in touch.

Sometimes the first step is simply sending that text, e-mail or making a phone call

Laura Knight Dip.Couns MBACP is a qualified and experienced counsellor and mindfulness coach, based in Poole, Dorset.

She specialises in working with anxiety, after having benefitted herself from counselling and mindfulness practice, helping her find a way to live a calmer more fulfilled life, without being hijacked by her constant anxiety

 Her private practice SeeClear Counselling offers professional counselling when you need it most, both online via zoom, or in her therapy room in Parkstone, Poole, Dorset

She also offers individual and group, 8 week courses, on mindfulness and meditation combined with cognitive behavioural therapy to help you engage with yourself and the world in a different way, leading to enhanced calm and peace.

www.seeclearcounselling.co.uk.