Are you anxious, sad, feeling emotional? Are there challenges in your life that you want to sort out, approach directly or put behind you and don’t know where to start? Are you seeking new opportunities, relationships, employment or career changes? Have you experienced negative adverse events or trauma that may be impacting your life today?
Counselling is an opportunity to talk to a trained professional who can help you make sense of difficult feelings and emotions; help resolve complicated issues or find ways to manage them. Counselling can assist in recognizing unhelpful patterns and behaviours and find ways to change them.
I help clients by having them tell me their story; what is their current experience and what have they done in the past. Together, we develop strategies to do things differently and move forward by using tools such as; solution focused questions; strategies from CBT; and Basic EMDR therapy. Tools can include: action plans, journaling, meditation, mindfulness practice, and breathwork to gain direction, insight, and self care. I have had clients tell me its helpful to talk to someone without judgement and find ways to cope with current issues.
Episode 99 - Reflective Counselling with Barbara Balshaw-Dow
