There is no right or wrong reason to seek counselling and I firmly believe that it can be beneficial to everybody. Whether you have reached a point of crisis in your life or maybe you just feel discontent and don’t know why, counselling offers you an opportunity to speak freely and be heard without judgement and in a confidential space. My role is to create an environment where you can feel safe t
o explore your thoughts and feelings, even the ones that you feel might be unacceptable elsewhere in your life. Together, we can challenge what you would like to change as well as learn to accept and value yourself too. Our first meeting is about establishing your goals and for me to find out a little bit about you. It’s also really important that you feel that I am the right counsellor for you. If together we feel that we are a good fit, then we will arrange a time and frequency for your sessions. Sessions are 50 minutes and are usually on a weekly basis in the first instance. We will always be working towards a time when you don’t feel the need to come to counselling any more and that may be after a few weeks, or over a longer period. Sometimes a few sessions are all that is needed, sometimes a deeper exploration and longer time together is of more benefit. Until we begin working together, there’s really no way of knowing. However, the period of time you choose to come to therapy is all on your terms and decided by you. We can either meet in person in my comfortable consulting room just outside Hadleigh, online or by telephone, whichever works best for you. However, if you’re at home, it’s really important that you can ensure you have a confidential space so that you can talk openly and freely. Sessions cost £40 and are payable on the day, either in cash or by bank transfer. If you’d like to find out more, please email me at jobatescounselling@gmail.com
