Welcome
It is in the nature of life to throw up challenges and it is only human to need a little help from time to time.
Human Givens counselling offers a wide range of practical skills and an understanding of the natural mental and emotional processes which you can use help you create a more fulfilling future for yourself.
You may know exactly what you would like from counselling or you may wish to start with an exploration of what isn’t working for you at the moment.
It would be my pleasure to help you identify and achieve your goals, whether, perhaps you would like to:
replace distressing or unhelpful thoughts and behaviour patterns with positive ones, including anxiety, anger and depression
learn how to balance your emotions so they inform your decisions and enrich your life, without running it
explore couples counselling so you can decide whether you wish to revitalise your relationship or bring it to a close
let go of painful feelings, phobias or traumatic memories
develop confidence in yourself and take more control of your life
let go of an addiction
learn skills to help you resolve relationship difficulties at home or at work, including conflict management
find new meaning and purpose.
.
If you choose to work with me, it will be my aim to make sure that you leave each of our sessions with greater confidence and wellbeing. Working together, I will use my skills and training to help you understand your situation and responses with more clarity. The Human Givens approach offers a framework to enable you to discover steps you can take, learn useful new skills and look at things from fresh perspectives that can help you bring about positive change.
It is worth taking time to find the right counsellor for your needs and personal style.
Feeling comfortable and that you are in safe hands is an essential factor for a successful counselling experience.
Talking about things that matter deeply to you is simply not going to happen unless you feel your counsellor understands where you are coming from and respects your freedom to focus on what is right for your own wellbeing in a way that makes sense to you.
As a fellow human being, and with a wealth of life experience and a holistic understanding of body, mind and spirit, I offer a supportive, accepting and judgement-free space in which to work through the issues that concern you.
Having experienced the benefits of Human Givens counselling in my own life, it is now a great satisfaction to be able to offer HG support to others.
Human Givens is a brief, practical, solution-focussed form of counselling that works closely with the way the brain is designed to promote psychological health and wellbeing through meeting our essential emotional needs. In my experience, many people experience positive change sur quickly, because HG uses strategies that engage both rational and emotional intelligence to help let go of outdated and unhelpful patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour. It consolidates new learning through helping people understand the way their minds can be supported to help them feel better and take on helpful new behaviour by using guided imagery in deeply relaxed states. This strategy maximises the likelihood of lasting change, taking place, often in very few sessions.
For some people exploring the impact of past events feels important while others prefer to focus on moving forward, looking at how to get from where they are now to where they would prefer to be. Human Givens therapy allows space for either approach.
You can learn more about Human Givens, here.
