COUNSELLING

What is Counselling?
Counselling offers you a confidential place to explore difficulties you are having in your life, with someone who is qualified to help you. I will neither judge or advise you, but I will help you to unlock some of the feelings which may have been hidden for years.

There are many reasons to seek counselling - you may be having problems with your feelings, be distressed or just feel lost.

A Counselling Session
A contact appointment is arranged either by telephone or in person so that you have an opportunity to decide if you feel I am the right person to help you.

Counselling is a journey taken by both you and the counsellor, exploring what arises along the way. You are in control of the direction, whilst I am alongside providing safe, trustworthy, non-judgemental support helping you to look at the issues and assess thier relevance and impact on your life today. It is not always an easy journey but what unfolds along the way can prove to be very powerful and so provide you with a deeper understanding of yourself and how others behaviours affect or impact on you. Allowing you to gain control of your life and the impact others have on it. Counselling can help you to gain self-awareness, which can be a very valuable tool to own.

The content of the sessions are confidential to you and me. However, I do have strict legal boundaries placed on my work and I am happy to discuss this with you on our contact appointment. When booking, it is only necessary to give your first name and a contact number that you are happy to be contacted on, or a message left if the need arises.

It does take courage for someone to look at their life and take action. As a counsellor I am fully aware of this and feel privileged that you have chosen me to join you on your journey. Code of conduct as detailed by Society for Holistic Therapists and Coaches (SHTC)

Therapist

Ruth Hay ABNLP, ABH,TLTA, DIPC Counselling (Inst N.H) S.A.C.Dip Child Psychology
Ruth is a Qualified Counsellor, experienced, understanding and provides a confidential service. She uses person centred counselling along with the support of other techniques that she is qualified in NLP, time Line Therapy and Hypnotherapy. She believes that we all have a unique experience of the world and any therapy should be uniquely tailored to the individual.