Just a Few Reviews
COUNSELLING IN CHEAM AND SUTTON
I have no hesitation in recommending Claire. She has used her personal qualities and professional skills to help me:
By questioning and reflecting my thoughts, ideas and attitudes she has enabled me to gain better understanding of my values and goals
She has provided me with a safe space to explore in depth the factors which have prevented me from making changes in my life
Although this can sometimes be a difficult process, Claire has always been on my side, and her insightful feedback has helped me to move forwards.
Alastair
Claire saved my marriage, I would recommend her to anyone
Marie
Many thanks for all your help and support to us over the last year. We hugely appreciate your expertise and have found the process and content of your counselling critical to our continuing recovery – we are very grateful to you for taking us on.
Philip and Emily
……We are so grateful to you for the work you have done with us. Without you we would not be where we are now. We will forever appreciate all your help and the things you taught us to keep us on the right track.
Kylie and Levi
What is Counselling?
Counselling is a way of talking that can help you with difficulties you're experiencing:
1) Counselling provides the opportunity to talk - there is no doubt about it, talking about a problem is therapeutic. Talking in a secure and confidential setting without fear of judgement or reprisals, will benefit most as you will not feel restricted or inhibited about what you say.
2) Thinking through issues on your own can cause a 'brain spin', - a whirl of thoughts. You go round and round in circles and just don't seem to get anywhere. Counselling can help you unravel your thoughts and make sense of them.
3) Counselling can help you understand yourself better. It can help you understand your own feelings and behaviours and make decisions about whether you want to change them.
4) Counselling can help with practical strategies for change.
5) Counselling can provide couples with a constructive forum in which to talk, discuss, listen, debate, argue and resolve. (The history of counselling for couples comes very much from 'Marriage Counselling', today we recognise that relationships of significance come in many forms, and while this includes marriage it is not exclusive. Relationships between those not in an intimate relationship e.g. other family members are also important to support)
6) Counselling can help you come to terms with things that cannot be changed, including the past.
7) Counselling can help you look at the past in a different way, helping you to reduce feelings that are difficult to bear such as anger and resentment.
