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How could counselling help you?

You may be thinking about counselling for a range of reasons:

	Do you have a pattern of behaviour that you want to change, such as angry outbursts or persistent negative thinking? Have you become depressed or anxious about something? Do you struggle to accept and value yourself?
	Are you finding your relationships at home or at work difficult to manage or understand? Do you need support to recover from a shock or trauma? Do you want to manage stress or understand yourself better at a time of change or crisis?

If you are willing to explore your feelings, and if you are open to change, then counselling will help you.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

The main 'mode' or type of counselling/therapy that I use is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

CBT is a popular and effective approach to help people who experience a wide range of mental health difficulties. The basis of CBT is that what people think affects how they feel emotionally and also alters what they do.

During times of mental distress the way the person sees and judges themselves and the things that happens to them alters. Things tend to become more extreme and unhelpful. This can worsen how the person feels and causes them to act in ways that keep their distress going.

CBT practitioners aim to work jointly with the person to help them begin to identify and then change their extreme thinking and unhelpful behaviour. By doing this, the result is a significant improvement in how the person feels and lives their day to day life.

In order to get the most out of working with CBT, you will need to explore and challenge your thinking patterns. For a free document about thinking errors and thinking skills, click here.

You will also need to be prepared to do some work in between sessions. For more explanation about CBT and what to expect in the sessions, click here.

Read what clients have said...

"I had reached a point in my life when things had all got a bit too much. I was finding it difficult to cope and my mood was swinging from one extreme to the other ..." More ...

"I contacted Kim when I was at the end of my tether. I was so anxious I could not eat, I could not sleep at night and therefore was exhausted during the day and I had no control over my crying ..." More ...

"I went to see Kim when I was in the grip of a terrible depression. He helped me to challenge the black thoughts that were making me depressed ..." More ...

"Earlier on this year I was having angry flare ups which were affecting my close family and friends ..." More ...

"I contacted Kim at at time when I felt incredibly trapped and powerless. I was stressed and frustrated ..." More ...

"Many thanks for your help, I believe you have made a big difference ..." More ...

"I was in quite a dark place when I first met Kim; a drawn-out convalescence from pneumonia left me with severe depression ..." More ...

Men: manage your anger and irritation with these self-help resources:

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Man2Man

If you are a man, or a woman who prefers to talk with a male counsellor, click here.

Counselling or coaching?

If you think that coaching would suit your needs better than counselling, click here.

For more information about types of counselling, and how to make the right choices for you, click here.

Contact me

To make an appointment, or to ask for further details, please call Kim Richardson on 01453 751457 or email kim@stroudcounselling.net in strictest confidence.