Sometimes we get stuck in patterns of behaviour which we learned at an early age, and then continue to repeat throughout our lives. If these patterns are unhelpful or destructive they can interfere with all of our relationships, personal and professional. Counselling can help us make sense of confusing emotions or damaging behaviours, and allow us the opportunity to change them.
How can counselling help me?
Sexuality
- Helping people who are struggling with their sexuality feel more comfortable in themselves and the way others view them. Helping you have a fulfilling intimate relationship.
- Using concrete techniques to develop a more positive view of yourself as a sexual being.
- Looking at how personal experiences and cultural factors may have influenced your ability to form and enjoy intimate relationships.
Crisis management & suicidal support
- Supporting you through a particularly traumatic period or helping you to avert a potential crisis.
- Formulating a plan with psychological, social and practical support.
- For some people, suicidal thoughts are a way of coping with their current situation with little intention of following through. For others, it is a likely option or something they have tried in the past.
- Helping you address the emotions and issues that are causing suicidal thoughts whilst working on practical strategies to protect your personal wellbeing.
- Supporting you to consider your choices whilst respecting the limitations of therapy and the right of personal choice.
Eating disorders
- Looking at your relationship to food and exploring why it might be a problem.
- Understanding and challenging the negative thoughts that are causing disordered eating.
- Offering nutritional guidance and coaching around eating behaviours.
- Developing strategies to use if you relapse, so that you more readily return to better patterns.
Bereavement
- Helping you live with grief whilst working towards accepting your loss. Working through different stages of bereavement.
- supporting you to move on or have a meaningful existence alongside your loss and the feelings arising from it.
Addiction
- Working with you on harm reduction and prevention for addictive behaviours such as substance abuse, gaming, physical exercise or work.
Depression
- Helping you cope with and manage your moods and feelings.
- Identifying the triggers and patterns of low mood and examining the underlying causes.
- Supporting you to function day to day even when you are feeling depressed or anxious so that your structure and routine doesn’t collapse.
- Understanding the chemical and physiological impact of stress and anxiety.
- Identifying any lifestyle factors that can be adjusted to improve mood and anxiety levels.
- Discussion around pros and cons of medication.
Relationship issues
- Helping you understand your own patterns of behaviour and the roles you play in relation to others. Enabling you to change the dynamics for a healthier relationship.
Personal development
- Acknowledging and developing the aspects of yourself you feel positve about.
- Identifying, celebrating and building on current skills and strengths
Trauma
- Helping people feel less overwhelmed by traumatic incidents, including alleviating the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Psychosis
- Helping you better understand and manage acute mental health problems that you are directly or indirectly affected by.
- Support in signposting to other services.
For more information about counselling
Counselling can start with an email or phone call to discuss any queries you have. Contact the counselling team directly on 07812 481 922 or email counselling@onroutehealth.co.uk