Coaching & counselling

What would you like to have happen in this session?

A coaching session can be used to look at a range of topics. Each session will help you to identify the problem, and develop strategies for success.  

Do you need to set your goals?

You can use a coaching session to plan what you want and how to go about getting it, evaluate your goals and re-prioritise.  

Manage your time?

Life is busy and sometimes overwhelming! Use a coaching session to re-assess your commitments and plan your time. We all view time differently and getting a handle on your relationship with time can lead to more efficiency and balance.  

Get more organised?

Drowning in a sea of clutter? Having problems remembering important events or where that letter ended up? A session focused on organisation can help you to create effective strategies for getting on top, and staying on top of whatever you need to get organised, helping you to feel in control.

Respond to Change?

Life throws many surprises at us, and while we cannot predict the outcome of any situation, we can take control of how we respond to certain situations. With coaching, you’ll learn about acceptance and how to exert your power of choice over whatever life may throw at you.

​Deal with past traumas?

Although not therapy,its sometimes useful to put a little bit of attention on stuff that happened in the past - maybe you were given a detention for being late, or embarrassed in front of your classmates when asked to read aloud.  Perhaps you were disappointed when your estranged Dad didn't come to get you for the weekend as planned, or you never quite got the recognition you wanted from your parents.  Without judgement, we simply honour what's happened, recognise the impact it's had and continues to have on our adult self, and work out how you'd like to be now, and moving forwards​

Struggling to cope with grief?

We all know that losing someone or something can throw up some wild and complicated emotions.  Often, we just need to sit tight and ride the waves of sadness, anger and denial as we move towards accepting the loss, whether it be a bereavement, a separation or a more unusual grief coming from an amputation or indeed a late diagnosis of ADHD or autism.  How different would life have been had you been given the support you needed before now. On occasion, you may find you need a bit more help in coming to terms with the loss, when you're spending too much time ruminating over what happened and can't focus on anything else.

Suicide and self-harm prevention

One of the hardest things is to watch as someone close, a son or daughter, a good friend or colleague, is struggling to cope.  They may be self-harming through cutting themselves, or abusing drugs and alcohol.  They may be neglecting their diet and personal hygiene, and you may be worried that they are considering taking their own lives.  As you support family members and friends with their pain, its important to make sure you're getting the support you need

I am not a therapist.  I will always ask where you'd like to put your attention, and we will only go as far as you feel comfortable exploring.  I get regular supervision and will recommend alternative practitioners if I feel that you need more support than I can offer.