Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a session cost?

A session for an individual is £40
A session for a couple is £60.

Do I need a counsellor or therapist?

People often think that they should be able to sort things out themselves and shouldn't need to ask for help from anybody, particularly a stranger. The truth is, we all need help at some time in our lives and sometimes reaching out to someone we don't know can be the way out of what seems an insurmountable problem. A counsellor can provide that safe place where you can talk about what may have felt unsayable.

Also you may think that what is troubling you is too insignificant to bring up but what matters is that it is troubling you at this moment and to talk about it may help you to see more clearly a way forward or it may be an opportunity to explore possible answers to what appear at present to be unanswerable questions.


Can counselling help?

What counselling does is provide you with the undivided attention of someone who is interested only in you and what is troubling you at this moment. Counsellors are trained to listen and to ask the right questions at the right time. They do not give advice. They help you to arrive at your own decisions by helping you to explore your ideas, your views, your experiences, so that you can come to informed choices.

Counselling is a cooperative process where you and the counsellor work together to help bring you more fulfillment in your life. My job is to help you to bring meaning to a personal issue and perhaps to help you to reach a new understanding of yourself and the issue(s) you bring to counselling.


Is counselling confidential?

Yes, anything we talk about is confidential. I am a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists and as such I am bound by its ethical framework for good practice and subject to its professional conduct procedures.

What is psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is a term used to describe a way of helping people which attempts to look at how what is going on in our thoughts, not necessarily our conscious thoughts, affects our behaviour; to bring it to our attention so that we can choose to change the behaviour if it is in our best interests.

What is the difference between a counsellor and a therapist?

These words tend to be used interchangeably, but the term counsellor tends to cover someone who uses verbal or pictorial communication to help people whereas a therapist may do this but may also do body work such as aromatherapy or hypnotherapy.