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Creating a safe environment is important in counselling and I work primarily on a person-centred basis, beginning with building a trusting working relationship.  I then integrate other counselling approaches as and when a client would benefit, such as a compassion focussed approach or cognitive behavioural therapy.  Having the space to chose what to focus on is important to the healing process.

Our first session is an opportunity for you to explore how counselling can help you with what you are looking for support in and to find out about my approach and how that matches with what you need.  Knowing why you have come to counselling can sometimes take some unpacking and as we do that we will be building a safe and healing working relationship.  We can take a session to pause from time to time, to review the progress you are making, what changes you want to make in how we work together, and to clarify what you want to focus on next.

For the first, initial consultation, I ask for a £20 payment as this is often a shorter session and I know there may be other counsellors you are trying out and so the cost can mount up.