INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
Sometimes in life we face difficulties that might be hard to deal with on our own.
In these cases talking is important.
If you feel you rather share your problems with someone you don`t know, then counseling might be something you should consider. It can help you explore your emotions and examine the underlying issues that influence them.
What happens before the first session?
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Before our first session, I ask you to contact me via email or filling out my online enquiry form. I will than contact you to organize our first online session.
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On the first session …
Your first consultation is typically 50 minutes in length. The first part of the meeting will focus on understanding your goals and values. I will then spend time assessing relevant background information.
In the final part of the meeting, I offer you options based on your goals. Your recommendations will include a variety of options, including continuing with online counseling, trying out strategies on your own, or pursuing other support or resources in-person.
Most importantly, in this first session, you will begin making a connection with your therapist. You should feel safe, accepted, respected, and relatively comfortable. Not all therapists are right for every person, so please also use our first session to assess whether choosing me feels like a good match for your personality.
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If you have any questions please don't hasitate to contact me.
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PLEASE NOTE that online sessions are not recommended if you have limited access to a wireless connection, or are unable to find secure, private places to talk either at home or at work. It’s important to have both access to secure internet connection and the ability to find a private space to talk.
PARENT SUPPORT
We often find ourselves as parents stuck and feeling overwhelmed when it comes to parenting or dealing with challenging behaviour. It can be hard to find a non-judgemental space where we feel understood. As part of parent support, my goal is to help parents improve their skills and support them in looking at communication patterns, reflecting on roles and responsibilities and finding strategies to deal with presenting issues.
What happens before the first session?
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Before our first session, I ask you to contact me via email or filling out my online enquiry form. I will than contact you to organize our first online session.
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On the first session…
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Your first consultation is typically 50 minutes in length. The first session will give you an opportunity to discuss your concerns and anxieties about your child`s behaviour. It will provide a chance to gain a deeper insight into your child`s behaviour and understand what the child is communicating to you by this. My hope is that by the end of our work, you will gain a better understanding of your child`s behaviour and the confidence to implement strategies to enable emotional and behavioural change at home.
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Topics we can discuss:
-Challenging behaviour
-Toileting
-Tantrums
-Daily struggles
-Sibling rivalry and conflict
-Communication
-Having parenting guilt or rage
-Addiction (screens, video games, etc.)
-Parenting conflict and resentment
-Change (in family life or relationships)
-Bereavement
-Anxiety and worry
-Self-esteem
-Self-harm
and more...
COUPLES THERAPY
Several factors, both internal and external to the relationship, may contribute to difficulties and stress between couples. Becoming new parent, infidelity, sexual dissatisfaction and money problems are common triggers of tension between partners. Couples counseling is a type of psychotherapy that helps those involved in a romantic relationship gain insight into their interactions, identify negative communication styles, resolve conflicts and find strategies to improve the relationship. The main purpose of couples therapy is to put you and your partner in a room with a neutral mediator to help you make sense of what's going on. Couples therapy doesn’t always have to be used to repair a relationship, but could also be a proactive and positive way to end it.
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What happens before the first session?
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Before our first session, I ask you to contact me via email or filling out my online enquiry form. I will than contact you to organize our first online session.
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On the first session…
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I usually start the first session off by greeting you, asking general questions and go through some “housekeeping” including confidentiality. The whole process is likely similar to one-on-one therapy, which means I will likely ask about your history and background ( also see individual counselling above).
Depending on the situation, I might also talk to you both individually for portions of the appointment, or in separate appointments altogether.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.