Counselling - is a special relationship built on confidentiality, mutual respect and open communication, with the intention of helping people to clarify and identify their problems and to find their own solutions. It is about empowering the client to make their own decisions, it is not advice giving or offering sympathy. Many people may use counselling skills as part of their work, but the counselling relationship is quite different, as it entails commitment and clear boundaries. Counsellors usually undertake at least 3 to 4 years training to gain their initial diploma, followed by many years of post graduate training to keep abreast of new ideas.   The principle behind counselling is that it helps enormously to share problems with someone who is there to listen and try and understand how things are for you the client. The counsellor is unbiased and there to offer support and strength during emotional times. More importantly they can help you unravel the reasons behind issues such as depression, substance abuse and low self esteem, or come to terms with childhood pain caused by bereavement or sexual abuse. Counselling is a process during which you will come to know yourself, to understand why you engage in the same destructive behaviour or repeat the same patterns, it is a journey of self discovery which can be painful and difficult, but the end result is a more fulfilling and enlightened life.   There are many different forms of counselling, each with different ideas about how the human psyche has developed and different ways of working with issues. For example Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is concerned with a client's behaviour and the context in which this takes place, with a view to learning new ways of behaving . Psychodynamic Therapy is more interested in the client's unconscious thought processes and believes that childhood experience provides answers for today's problems. Brief Solution Focussed Therapy is a more short term therapy that concentrates on one issue and tries to find ways of solving this, good for work problems and relationship issues. Humanistic counsellors place great importance on the relationship between client and counsellor and believe in the essentially positive nature of human life, they tend to work more creatively and are more client led. For more detailed information about counselling please visit:  The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy www.bacp.co.uk Counselling Practitioners www.kokapelli-counselling.co.uk Individual Counsellor and schools counselling in Margate - Kokapelli Counselling   www.kreatherapy.co.uk Psychotherapy, Mickel Therapy and Counselling in Scarborough and York, North Yorkshire   www.lotus4life.co.uk Life Coaching in Canterbury - Personal Coaching and Career Coaching by Lotus4Life   www.lb4counselling.co.uk Counselling in Windsor and Ascot, Berkshire and Staines, Middlesex - Linda Buchanan   www.dreamcounselling.co.uk Counselling, therapy and dreamwork in the Burnley and Manchester area by Leslie Davidoff   www.counsellingcoventry.co.uk Craniosacral Therapy in London, North London and Devon by Lol Kane   Counselling and Counselling Supervision in Selly Oak, near Halesowen, Birmingham - Dorothy Louden   ww.counselling-works.co.uk Counselling by Counsellor in Barnstaple North Devon near Ilfracombe and Bideford   www.counsellingglasgow.co.uk Counselling and Personal Development by Counsellor in Glasgow area - Maggi MacGregor   www.coupletherapy.co.uk Couple Therapy and Counselling in Fulham, West Kensington, West London - Ben Mankowitz   www.psychotherapy-nottingham.co.uk Psychotherapy and Counselling by Counsellor in Nottingham - Maxine Harley   www.counsellingcornwall.co.uk Counselling, Psychotherapy, Transactional Analysis Training - Counsellor in Bodmin, Cornwall   www.counsellingbrighton.co.uk Counselling and psychosynthesis by Counsellor in Brighton and Newhaven   www.jointdiversity.com Counselling, Training and Supervision in Brighton by Joint Diversity   www.midhurstcounsellingservice.co.uk Counselling and Couple Counselling Service in Midhurst, West Sussex - midhurst counselling   www.counsellingconnection.co.uk Counselling in Lothian and Borders of Scotland by Counsellor Moyra Somerville    www.alexandercounselling.co.uk Counsellor for Counselling and Life Coaching in Northampton - Marilyn Alexander   www.namastecentreofhealing.co.uk Coaching, Counselling and Psychotherapy in Essex and London -  Centre of Healing   www.counsellingnorthlondon.org.uk Counselling, Gestalt therapy, Counsellor, Central and North London, Kentish Town by Naomi Sturdy   www.harleystreetpsychotherapy.co.uk Psychotherapy in Harley Street , Counselling and Stress Management at Harley Street Psychotherapy   www.onlinecounsellor.co.uk Online therapy, UK, face to face counselling Bradford, West Yorkshire Featured listing for the area of: online counselling uk   www.counsellinginbrighton.co.uk Jay Beichman - counselling, therapy and humanistic counselling in Brighton, Sussex   www.therapyworthing.co.uk Counselling Therapy and Psychotherapy counsellor in Worthing, West Sussex by John Jones & Maggie Hastie   www.rubiconcounselling.co.uk Counselling and Therapy for Bereavement in Harrow - Rubicon Counselling   www.counsellingleeds.org.uk Counselling, Life Coaching and Mentoring in Leeds and Wakefield by Maureen Jeffery Counselling   www.johnshine.co.uk Counsellor in Wandsworth London - Psychodynamic Counselling and EMDR   www.childbehaviour.co.uk Child behaviour and adult counselling in Braintree Colchester and Chelmsford   www.enjoyyourlife.org.uk Counsellor offering Counselling in Crowthorne, Wokingham and Bracknell   www.highgateconsultancy.co.uk Psychotherapy, Gestalt Psychotherapy and Organisational Consultancy in North London -The Highgate Consultancy   www.avenuegardenstherapy.co.uk Psychotherapist providing psychotherapy in Teddington and Richmond South West London   www.cambridgecounselling.co.uk Counselling, therapy and anger management by therapist in Cambridge Featured listing for the area of: counselling cambridge   www.hope-counselling.co.uk Counselling and Counselling Supervision, Counsellor in Lambeth, South London - Hope Counselling Service   .

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