Confidential Counselling Counselling and Advice

About Confidential Counselling

Counselling is where a therapist sees a client in a confidential setting, to explore a difficult the client is having.  The counsellor will work in a principled way adhering to a code of ethics.  The counsellor will strive to maintain the counselling relationship by listening non-judgementally, by showing they are hearing and understanding, and by being honest in the relationship.The session may follow different paths:Psychodynamic (looking at a persons past and relating that to the present)Cognitive Behavioural (changing thought patterns that affect behaviour)Humanistic (encouraging personal growth)The counsellor will help the client to see things more clearly, enabling them to deal with their issues in a more effective way.  The counsellor will not be directive but allow the client to lead the process.