Counselling and Psychotherapy
Provides a safe space to support Clients with Issues such as:
Stress
Anxiety
Panic attacks/ Social Anxiety
Low Mood/Depression
Low Self Esteem
Grief, Loss and Bereavement
Coaching
Coaching provides clients with support towards the fulfilment of goals in any area of their life , all of which contribute to overall Wellbeing and an enhanced sense of fulfilment and happiness:
Areas such as:
Educational goals
Career Development
Changing Career
Health and Psychological Wellbeing goals
Is their something you would like to do and have wanted to do it for a long time? Is it something that you once dreamed of accomplishing or achieving and have given up on it as life has gotten in the way?
Chances are it may be your self-doubt that has held you back from going after the goals you may have for yourself.
Sometimes our lack of confidence in our own ability to achieve something tricks us into believing that maybe it wasn’t that important in the first place.
Coaching will help you to explore in a non judgmental accepting way what it is that you would like to accomplish and in what areas of your life.
It will also help to build your confidence in your own ability to achieve whatever you put your mind to.
Blocks such as self-doubt, lack of confidence, fear don’t have to hold you back. The Wellbeing Coach will facilitate you to explore and discover what those particular blocks are for you and how to overcome them.
Often these blocks are in the form of disempowering stories we tell ourselves such as:
“I wouldn’t be able to do that”
“I haven’t got what it takes”
“I’m too scared”
“I’d have to risk failing”
“I would have to expose myself and show my vulnerability”
Within a Wellbeing Coaching environment you will be facilitated to explore such blocks and see them for what they are- Your very own form of fake news – fake unhelpful thoughts and beliefs about yourself.
Once you recognize this form of fake news for what it is, Wellbeing Coaching will help you tune in and listen to another smaller quieter voice representing deeper thoughts and beliefs that say:
“I can do this, this is what I am meant to do, this is my destiny”
“This is the way I can fulfil on my own purpose and bring enhanced meaning to my life”.
Combined Psychotherapy and Coaching
– Where Past based Psychotherapy meets future based Life Coaching :
Often used as a reflective practice model (Rolfe et al., 2001) the ‘what’s so’, ‘so what’ and ‘now what’ model offers a good analogy for this particular unique type of therapy.
The ‘What’s so’ part explores how we’ve become the way we are, what experiences have shaped us, what particular life experiences we have had may have informed the thoughts, beliefs and feelings we have about ourselves and others. This particular set of unique interpretations informs us as to what we can and cannot do, as well as deep seated beliefs about who we are as a person. This is where the past based nature of psychotherapy comes in. Here you will be guided through an exploration of what has made you you.
Once insights and awareness have been established (all of which takes time), the next step of ‘So What’ comes in. Here you will be facilitated to explore what you have meant your experiences in the past mean about you and in what ways have they helped and in what ways have they got in the way or held you back on occasion. Perhaps there are patterns of behaviours that may have been helpful at an earlier part of your life that no longer serve you and may be impeding you in some direction. This middle phase is spent exploring how past based experiences impact on us on a day-to-day basis. Processing of thoughts and emotions and resultant insights then takes place leading to greater clarity, self-awareness, self-acceptance and a clear sense of ones own authentic self. The last phase entitled ‘Now What’ is where the client is facilitated to consider the future and equipped with the insights and awareness of earlier steps, the client is facilitated towards creating a future they wish to live into, perhaps a future that didn’t seem possible from the past based perspectives of beliefs about self and what’s possible.
It’s important to point out that this process can take time and although depicted here as a set of sequential steps, clients move back and forth throughout the therapeutic process. Engaging in therapeutic process such as this takes courage and commitment yet feedback from clients demonstrate that the results are worth it.
Psychological Wellbeing Coaching Therapy
Psychological Wellbeing Coaching Therapy involves working with a professionally trained practitioner to explore in a supportive environment what you want to create and pursue for yourself.
Research evidence exists for the effectiveness of coaching in assisting people achieve their goals in many areas of their life leading to overall well-being and an enhanced sense of fulfilment and life satisfaction.
The Wellbeing Coach believes in the innate ability of every individual to reach their potential and wellbeing coaching is about tapping into that potential and bringing that ability and motivation to the fore.
After rediscovering this voice of hope and belief, wellbeing coaching assists you to build your confidence and belief in yourself. It effectively turns up the volume of that quieter gentler voice that says I know I can do this and although I am scared, I am also really excited to get started.
If you would like to book a 15-minute free ‘Discovery session’ with me, please complete the enquiry form on this website
