There are many names for talking therapies some refer to some forms of Counselling as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (C.B.T.) or its scarier predecessor Transactional Analysis. The fact is that no treatment approach is completely new, ‘Silver Bullet’ or ‘the’ answer to all human problems.
Some individuals will respond to one approach better than to another so it is useful when a therapist trained more widely. Every treatment is a talking therapy and counselling is more suitable for those who have experienced sever trauma in relationships, careers or their social life which is still affecting them adversely.
All talking therapies are analytical and incorporate behavioural elements as a conscious and intellectual process.
Which treatment is most suitable for you or how many sessions you will require depends on your personality, preferences and the problems presented. In counselling you will do most of the therapeutic talking and the counsellor will often ‘appear’ to listen passively even when your process is briefly but very upsetting for you. You will be asked to clarify from your point of view:
- The background of your difficulties.
- How you experience your challenges now.
- What do you want to be able to do well.
- What changes you want to make.
- How will you know you are reaching your goals successfully.
All therapies requires your active participation, exploring the core of painful issues that aim to be leading to successful therapeutic conclusions. Counselling can be life-enhancing for you and your loved ones both socially and professionally.
Through counselling, you can improve your physical health and bring positive results while putting in place the needed changes as a means to resolving personal challenges. The processes aim to take effect upon your life from the start, positively affecting you and others around you. Counselling is a transforming process, but no one with the best intentions has the right to tell you what your life experience should be. You know how you feel and it is your right to be upset even with things that would not upset anyone else. The good news is that you have the capacity to create a good life for yourself.
Counselling can help with the following problems:-
- Addiction
- Anger and Aggression
- Anxiety and Depression
- Bad dreams and Nightmares
- Bereavement, Loss and Grief
- Chronic pain
- Compulsions
- Concentration
- Confidence
- Eating disorders
- Emotional tension and distress
- Fears, Guilt and Jealousy
- Gambling
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Low moods
- Negative emotions and habits
- Nervous tension
- Obsessions and compulsions
- Phobias and Panic attacks
- Post and Pre-menstrual tension
- Procrastination & Powerlessness
- Public speaking and Stage nerves
- Assertiveness and Self-esteem
- Self-harm
- Stammering and Stuttering
- Substance abuse
- Test, interview or exam nerves
- Victims of abuse and crime
- One-to-one sessions
Counselling is not about reading minds, making judgements or telling people what to do to reach their positive treatment goals. Another characteristic of counselling is that it appears longer with some problems this is a necessary treatment.
Success in counselling requires your commitment while undertaking a brief but necessary or painful self-exploration. A qualified and experienced counsellor is rarely if ever a psychologist, psychiatrist or medical doctor.
