Scully Counselling
How can counselling help me?
We, as people, come to counselling because of an ongoing difficulty in some aspect of our personal, social or working life. Almost all of us go through times when we feel a bit down, upset, disappointed or disillusioned. However sometimes we get 'stuck' in this state and find it difficult to accept and resolve the situation on our own. This is where counselling can help. Counselling and psychotherapy provides us with a confidential space to talk openly and work through our difficulties.
Research has shown that the key factor in successful counselling and psychotherapy is the quality of the relationship between therapist and client. This relationship offers important elements that clients may not experience in their everyday lives. These include:
- experiencing a trusting, supportive and therapeutic relationship
- being heard, understood, and affirmed in a safe, non-judgmental space
- receiving an objective and compassionate perspective
In addition to quality of the relationship, counselling works by helping us uncover unconscious processes. By developing awareness of our thoughts, emotions and behaviour, we can find more helpful ways of responding, as opposed to reacting in familiar, unproductive patterns to the people and situations in our lives. The aim of counselling is to give us the insight and skill to become our own counsellor so we can successfully deal with difficulties that will inevitably arise again once counselling has ended.
Going for counselling takes courage as it involves facing our difficulties and asking for help. We sometimes believe that by asking for help it's a sign of weakness, however the opposite is true. Asking for help is a positive step forward in starting to cope with and bring greater clarity to our lives. As we know, human beings are social animals and I believe function best when in the company and counsel of others. My experience is that clients leave counselling feeling stronger and better able to manage their lives.
The counselling session is your space and it's my job to work with you as we explore the areas of your life where you are experiencing difficulty. If I cannot help you, I will do my best to advise you of the person or organisation who can best meet your specific needs.
If you have further questions, please go to ask me or contact me directly and I will be happy to talk with you in person.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened,
ambition inspired, and success achieved.
- Helen Keller