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:: Counselling & Psychotherapy ::

Understanding our thoughts and emotions (Mind & Body) broadens perspective & unleashes new possibilities in us. It creates a context for us to find new meaning in our lives.

Psychotherapy and counselling is a confidential service. An initial meeting will establish particular needs, problems, and concerns.

Some typical signs that distress is on the increase are:

Being constantly tired,

Irritable, anxious, insomnia

Lack of concentration, sexual problems

Violent behaviour, Excessive anger or hostility, irrational fear

Inability to cope with everyday problems and activities

Abuse of alcohol or drugs

Excessive anxiety

Weight loss or weight gain

Prolonged feelings of sadness

Skin disorders (eczema, rash, itching,), shoulder or back pain

:: How can Therapy help ? ::

Therapy is a journey of self- discovery. Emotional and physical symptoms are often triggered by life events such as loss, illness, change and other stressful events. The therapeutic relationship is a means of helping us gain perspective on our lives and deal more effectively with the challenges we experience in life. It aims to help us understand more about our relationships and ourselves. Therapy can help us explore the connection between our present feelings and behaviour, with influential past events. Someone with long term or recurring problems can therefore become familiar with the actual root of their difficulties and consciously choose an alternative option. Therapy can help us to understand overwhelming feelings such as anger, anxiety, and depression. It will often mean digging below the surface of everyday problems and looking at practical and emotional issues in a different light. Therapy is a place where physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs are valued and explored. It is about understanding how our mental and emotional energy can become coherent, and putting that newfound knowledge into practice.

:: Relationship issues::

Couple counselling

When a relationship is under pressure distress and unhappiness,it often creates blame, misunderstanding, fear and depression. Divorce or separation involves important decisions which naturally many people approach it with reluctance and misgivings. Couples often find that coming together for joint counselling sessions can be particularly helpful in enabling them to reach shared decisions in a calm and confidential setting.
An individual may prefer to come on their own, to talk through their feelings and options to find an effective way forward.

:: Talking about Sexual issues ::

Many men go through some form of sexual problems at some point in their lives.
According to recent statistics, (Pfitzer:2002) over 3 million men in England alone

suffer from sexual difficulties- yet most do not know where to get help.
Loss of desire, premature ejaculation, erection problems or even not being able to ejaculate at all are some of the common problems which men face.

Women can experience pain, discomfort or lack of desire or they may have difficulties reaching orgasm and some may even have developed a phobia of having any sexual contact at all.
These are very sensitive issues for most people and particularly embarrassing to talk about.
For many, talking to a doctor or their partner would be the last thing they would do.

Such problems can often be due to emotional as well as physical issues. For example, loss of sexual desire can be a normal reaction to stress, anxiety, and illness and both can affect men and women.
As with all sexual problems, there are a variety of factors which may contribute, but where there is no clear medical reason, therapy can help resolve a problem that is a conditioned response or an emotional reaction to a past difficulty.

If a gynaecological or physical cause is suspected, of course the client is recommended for a medical assessment.

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