Couselling at the Creative Health Centre, Brierley Hill, Stourbridge

“ Everyone can find hidden strengths which they can use to defuse pain and boost confidence”

What is Counselling?

Counselling is a form of support given to someone to help them find their own inner strength. It consists initially of listening and helping people see what they are feeling.

Everyone has a tremendous reservoir of inner strength but may have difficulty tapping into this reservoir particularly at times of difficulty in their lives. Counselling helps a person to examine their problem in an environment where they feel supported and this enables them to explore their difficulties and the feelings surrounding them.

Counselling is confidential and does not judge the person or the problem - it follows the philosophy that people just wish to feel differently about a problem or issue or wish to do their best but can find it difficult to know what to do and how to achieve the results they want. Counselling just aims to help and be supportive in achieving the goal.

Symptoms Counselling Can Help

	Abuse (mental, physical, sexual, spiritual).
	Assertiveness.
	Bereavement.
	Jealousy.
	Job related difficulties.
	Lonliness, anger, anxiety, depression, low self esteem.
	Loss of direction.
	Not coping.
	Sense of dissatisfaction.
	Self development.
	Sleeping problems.
	Worries of over indulgence (alcohol, food, drugs).

How does Counselling work?

Having explored the background to the problem a client may wish to look for solutions or possible ways forward; the counsellor will help the client consider solutions and choose those they are comfortable with. The person may also develop a plan for achieving any changes that they may wish to see. A counsellor can work with a client in developing ways forward that the client feels are acceptable for them.

We use a 'person-centred' approach to counselling, which follows the client's wishes and does not consider matters that the client does not wish to cover. The client’s feelings are considered at every stage in the counselling.

Length and cost of a Counselling session?

Each counselling session will last about 1 hour and costs £40.

The length of time that counselling may take depends on the particular person and the type of problem. An initial discussion with a counsellor may give an indication of the possible length of counselling that may be valuable.

All consultations are completely impartial and confidential.

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