FAQ

Speaking freely in a safe and truly non-judgemental atmosphere is designed to be therapeutic, and can enable you to face (and embrace) your truths.
Everyone’s experience is unique. But the main thing to know is that speaking with a counsellor is different from talking to a friend or family member, however close or trusted they may be. A qualified, professional therapist is uniquely able to provide different perspectives and the right tools to overcome the specific issues you’re facing. We support your mental health and wellbeing and try our best to provide an unbiased perspective, providing feedback on what we’ve gleaned through actively listening to our clients

By working with the right counsellor, you can expect to feel a sense of increased comfort and confidence with the process itself. As your ability to embrace the (sometimes uncomfortable) process grows, you become better able to explore your feelings, leading to the kind of clarity required to properly identify, address, and even solve problems as they arrive. Often our role is in reframing things so that what our clients already know to be the answer can become clear to them.

Many clients identify an increase in self-awareness, self-esteem, and positive coping strategies after engaging in the counseling process.

For most clients, the best place to start is to determine exactly what you’re most struggling with and how you would like it to change. Setting goals and working towards reaching these goals is the most common way to make progress in counselling. However, for some people, counselling is simply a place to talk to an unbiased person where they can receive professional support and coaching. How a session is structured depends on your preferences and what works best for you. It really depends on you and what you want to gain from counselling.

This depends on what you want to achieve. Generally, most clients require at least 8-12 sessions to develop lasting changes in their lives. However, counselling can take any number of sessions. It really depends on the concerns you are dealing with, how thorough you would like to be, your commitment to change, financial restraints, and a number of other factors. The number of sessions expected and expectations for therapy can be set at the first session or during a free consultation.

This is a question that gets asked a lot. There are two main answers. Firstly, my responsibility is to facilitate a process that supports wanted change. A lot of times people say to themselves “where do I even start?”. I have the experience to help map this process out.

Secondly, unlike a friend, family member, or colleague, I have no vested interest in what you might ultimately choose for yourself. People who love and support can sometimes be tied up in our choices. In counselling, the counsellor is disconnected from those choices, leaving you the autonomy to make your own informed decisions in a supported counselling environment.

Not at all! You can start counseling whenever you’d like. The same applies to pausing or concluding your counseling work. It is all directed by the client and as the client, you are effectively my employer and are “in charge” of making key decisions about your counseling process.