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What Counselling and Psychotherapy means for you

Counselling

Counselling is a collaborative relationship between you, the client – the person who is being counselled, and your counsellor – the person who has received training in counselling at a recognised institute of counselling and who practices counselling . Counselling requires you subscribe to the idea that you are shaped by  past   experiences, your current environment , and your relationships, and that the problems you are experiencing arise  from difficulties in one of these three areas. Counselling is a  way   of addressing these issues  through working with your tendency towards positive change – something which has probably  been stifled by the problems  you are experiencing. In order to address these issues , counselling requires you to be the focus, to lead the counselling session by talking about what is troubling you. Your counsellor will listen.

Your counsellor will aim to help you find your own solutions to the  issues   you are  currently having  , through exploration of current and potential future  issues   and techniques for overcoming   them, and offer you non judgemental reflection, regard and support  – conditions which can help people change and grow. The counselling relationship will follow mutually agreed  procedures , towards a goal, and will aim to develop your strengths. Counselling is a set of techniques and theories   derived from observations made by counsellors – your counsellor will use particular theories and techniques  during your counselling sessions, depending on their training, and the  issues   you are experiencing . If you want to know more about Counselling, and you live in the London area, this is a useful link for you: Counselling London. Or: Counselling Bracknell.

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a dialogue between you, the client – the person who is in psychotherapy, and your psychotherapist – the person who has received training in psychotherapy at a recognised institute of psychotherapy and who practices psychotherapy . Psychotherapy requires you subscribe to the idea that either underlying causes from your childhood experiences give rise to the problems you are experiencing, or the idea that the way you currently think about yourself and others is the cause . Psychotherapy is a method of conceptualising these  problems   – to understand why the  issues   you are experiencing have developed for you at this particular  point in your life  . In order to address these issues , psychotherapy requires you to talk about  what is troubling you.

Your psychotherapist will listen . Your psychotherapist will aim to help you with the underlying causes – through  exploration of the way you currently think about yourself and others, or exploration of childhood experiences  , offer you the opportunity for ventilation of emotions, support, and discussion aimed at  solving the problems  . The psychotherapeutic relationship will follow mutually agreed rules, and will aim to develop your personal insight and bring about change. Psychotherapy is a set of theories and techniques derived from observations made by psychotherapists – your psychotherapist will use particular theories and techniques during your psychotherapy sessions, depending on their training, and the problems you are experiencing. If you want to know more about Psychotherapy, and you live in the London area, this is a useful link for you: London Therapy.

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