About Therapy
"Therapy has been life-changing for me - I feel so free now and am loving my life for the first time ever!" |
Why would you want to have therapy?
Perhaps you are feeling stuck, you can’t get on with things in the way you want to? Or perhaps you have had relationship difficulties, or you are noticing repeating and/or destructive patterns in your life? Maybe you always respond in a particular way to specific triggers? There are so many reasons why you might feel the need to come into a conversation with a therapist and you would not be the first person to feel a little apprehensive or nervous about doing so. Rest assured, that the therapeutic process is a supportive one – it’s a bit like having a best friend who always has your highest good in mind, who listens without judgement, gives honest feedback and makes positive suggestions without bias.
What is therapy?
Therapy is a supportive and structured conversation that helps you to reconnect with your inner resources, enabling you to find a solution to your problems. Therapy helps you to clear up your past, including any damaging conversations or experiences that you have had, that are still affecting your life today. Therapy uses specific interventions or tools that re-integrate conflicting parts of yourself. As an integrative therapist I will utilise whatever I think best to help you with your issue. Therapy is not about recycling discussion around the problem but about changing it at root cause, so you can leave the process happier.
How does therapy work and how is it different to coaching?
Therapy starts with a question – ‘how will you know that the problem you have had is gone?’ When we have the answer to that, then we have a positive direction towards which we are heading. Therapy is never about passive receipt of a solution. It can be hard work, but it is a rewarding partnership between client and therapist, working towards a common goal for your highest intention. You tell me what you want to work on and together we work at finding the keys to unblock unconscious self-sabotage.
This is perhaps where therapy differs from coaching, in that we do the deeper work to clear unresolved negative emotions, old patterns from the past, distressing memories or trauma and re-programme limiting beliefs. In therapy, we may need to re-visit memories from childhood to update the unconscious programming received at that time. Once the therapeutic process is completed, coaching can then move you from your newly updated present into your more positive future. That said, this is not a linear journey and we may titrate from one to the other.
This is perhaps where therapy differs from coaching, in that we do the deeper work to clear unresolved negative emotions, old patterns from the past, distressing memories or trauma and re-programme limiting beliefs. In therapy, we may need to re-visit memories from childhood to update the unconscious programming received at that time. Once the therapeutic process is completed, coaching can then move you from your newly updated present into your more positive future. That said, this is not a linear journey and we may titrate from one to the other.
What if I have never had therapy before?
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Most of my clients have either had some counselling where they have talked around the problem but not resolved it, or they have never had therapy. Either way, we start where we need to start, gently working at it together. Whether that means me doing lots of listening or you saying very little at all, it’s all good.
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From one small drop flows a river of change
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To book a coaching programme that will have you Back In Tune with your true self, call or email me now. The first step is to book your free 20 minute discovery call to discuss the outcome you are looking for, explore how this coaching can work for you and ask any questions you may have.
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Locations
Online - via Zoom, wherever you are in the UK or overseas. I work with my clients wherever they are in the world, so that you can access the resources you need at your own convenience. Face to Face Sessions are held on specific days at: Zen Rebel Studios, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2DT Elm Hayes Surgery, Paulton, BS39 7SF The Lansdown Clinic, Lansdown Road, Bath, BA1 5EE Office Hours Monday 9.00am - 2.00pm Tuesday 9.00am - 3.30pm Wednesday 9.30am - 4.00pm Friday 10.00am - 6.00pm Email, text or call (please leave a voicemail) |
