Here are some benefits of counselling/therapy that people commonly come to experience through the process of Counselling Therapy:
- Finding power and choice when problems feel overwhelming
- Overcoming depression and re-experiencing hope, joy and peace
- Learning and growing through loss and grief (including the loss of a family pet)
- Experiencing liberation from addictive behaviours and substance misuse
- Finding assertive and healthy ways of responding to the addictive behaviour or substance misuse of a loved one
- Understanding the meaning behind anger and learning respectful ways to communicate intense emotions
- Developing safe and meaningful relationships
- Nurturing intimacy with your partner as a foundation to sexual satisfaction
- Finding your voice in the midst of crazy making abusive relationships
- Becoming the parent you really want to be
- Turning life and family transitions (retirement, critical illness, empty nest) into seasons of discovery
- Creating a purposeful life and a balanced sense of wellbeing
- Exploring spirituality and what it means to you
- Safe telling of secrets and stories of pain and suffering and celebration of stories of resistance and resilience.