About Therapy
Who is Therapy for?
Therapy is for anyone. Different people come for different reasons. Perhaps you feel unhappy or overwhelmed in yourself or with certain relationships. Maybe you are struggling with a specific problem or want to make sense of something in your life or past. It could be you feel lost or at a crisis point and can’t see a way forward. Perhaps an unexpected or traumatic event has happened in your life and you need some help with the healing process. Or maybe you want to explore your inner life more deeply. Everyone is unique, so everyone’s reasons for coming to therapy are unique too.
What is Therapy?
Therapy can provide emotional support, a space to focus on your personal growth and a chance to talk to someone confidentially - someone who is supportive, compassionate and non-judgemental of you, whatever you share or wherever you are in your life. It can be an opportunity to understand the way you relate to others to help improve the relationships in your life. Above all, it is a process of working together to bring about relief, insight, growth and change with your best interests at heart.
The usefulness of therapy mostly depends on a good fit between you and your therapist - someone you feel supported by and able to be honest and open with. It is a collaborative process. This is why it is advisable to have an initial consultation to see if it feels possible to work together.
This video describes how having psychotherapy can be one of the most significant and interesting things you could do to improve your chances of contentment - in relationships, at work, and with friends and family.
Counselling or Psychotherapy?
Counselling is usually short-term work, focussing on a specific issue or goal.
Psychotherapy is usually long-term or open-ended work and can explore more deeply into less conscious patterns and conflicts.
Sometimes goals change over time, so you may begin with short or long-term work in mind but it can be reviewed during the work accordingly.