Emergency Contacts - Hearing Hearts

So often our words give us clues to the state of our hearts, but it can take a warm and empathetic listener with training and expertise to help unravel those insights so we can resolve issues or learn to live with them.

When things get over-complicated or we feel we just can’t manage overwhelming emotions any longer, counselling could be the answer.

Life is a journey of learning and discovery, and counselling is much the same. If you choose to share part of your journey with me, I can offer you a warm, empathetic and non-judgemental approach to the issues you are facing.

About me

You may have struggles around one or more of the following issues

Abuse
Anxiety
Depression
Work-related problems
Bereavement and loss
Childlessness
Relationship issues

Parenting
Miscarriage, abortion, and stillbirth
Sex and pornography addiction
Redundancy
Trauma
Unemployment

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (CBT)

The idea behind Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is that how we think affects how we feel and behave. These three aspects of human life are interconnected, so CBT and similar theories such as Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, REBT, suggest that changing one will impact all three. Click below to learn how we apply this in counselling.

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PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY

The brainchild of Sigmund Freud, (1856-1939)¹often called the Father of Psychoanalysis, who learned about the use of hypnosis whilst at the university & General Hospital in Vienna, but later developed the idea of getting patients to lie down and talk without prompting. He analysed what they said, focussing on the unconscious, and “Psychoanalysis” was born.

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