My Approach to Counselling
I specialise in working with young people and adults in all areas of counselling and psychotherapy services. I am trained to work psychodynamically, transpersonally and creatively.
My personal approach to counselling is to aid the individual to work through their issues and move towards understanding their childhood and adult issues and live a more fulfilled life. I use my intuition when working with clients allowing the client to gain insight into their own processes and way of being.
Psychodynamic approach - This approach looks at the unconscious and past experiences of the individual and its effect on current behaviour. This will involve working with issues from childhood relationships with significant others. I will learn of your dynamics in your current relationships through our own relationship which I will use to inform me of your processes outside of the counselling room. This is what we refer to as the transferential relationship.
Transpersonal approach - Transpersonal therapy focuses on the essential and higher self and encompasses all levels of human experience, including the spiritual, with a view to revealing the person behind the personality.
Working creatively - Techniques may include drawing, sand, objects or guided imagery. It is not necessary for the client to be artistic to work in this way. It is particularly useful when working with young clients or those who find it difficult to talk about their feelings. Such techniques are only used where appropriate and with the full consent of the client.
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