 About Counselling, Life Change, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Talking-Treatment, Psychodynamics and Regression...
Counselling related therapies are designed to help people who wish to make changes in their lives by offering 'talking treatment'.
Counselling can be beneficial for a range of emotional and practical issues that can adversely affect health and well-being. These include:-
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Anger
- Phobias
- Mood Disturbance
- Substance Misuse
- Addictions
- Eating Disorders
- Marital and Relationship Difficulties
- Bereavement
Counsellors and therapists usually work face-to-face, employing a range of techniques to suit your circumstances. However, some therapists may use a mixture of telephone, email and video conferencing. Counselling therapy provides an opportunity to make sense of your individual circumstances through contact with a counsellor or therapist who helps to identify the choices for change before supporting the actual process of change. The end result leaving you better equipped to cope for the future. However, specific advice is not given.
Different counsellors and therapies have different styles. For instance, in cognitive behavioural and sex therapy there will be 'homework' to do. In bereavement therapy, there could be a lot of emphasis on supporting you through some difficult emotions. A psychodynamic counsellor would look at your past while another type of therapist might focus solely on your life in the present-day. Some counselling therapies even concentrate on the future.
The goal of any talking treatment is your increased self-awareness, skill acquisition and independence.
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