There are many reasons for seeking help. You may be feeling upset and distressed, or have problems in your relationships with others. You may have had a life-crisis like bereavement or redundancy, or may feel upset about something that happened some time ago. You may feel empty or lacking a direction, and that life makes little sense. Perhaps you want to have more confidence in your dealings with others.
Whilst on paper we can separate out distinct problem areas or issues – motivation, self-esteem, bereavement, abuse, sex, adoption, divorce etc – I see myself more as working with individuals, each with their own unique personality. In 10 years I have helped people with all sorts of issues. Perhaps it will help to know some of the issues people have come to me with:
- abuse (sexual, mental or physical)
- adoption
- anxiety and panic
- assertiveness skills
- bereavement (including cot death)
- depression and low mood
- divorce and separation
- eating or food-use disorders
- ethnic identity
- guilt about past behaviour
- intimacy
- motivation
- relationship difficulties
- self-esteem and self-confidence
- sexuality
- shyness
- violence
- workplace stress