The short and honest answer is: I don’t know if counselling will work for you. Statistically, it is more likely to help than not, but those figures are based on people in general, not on you as an individual. To go back a step to the fact that this is your friend’s suggestion: if you already have some understanding of counselling and have been considering it, their comment may simply be the nudge towards looking for a counsellor. If counselling is something you have not previ

Most counsellors offer the option to attend sessions weekly or fortnightly. Some may also provide monthly or "as and when" sessions. So,...

This is one of the questions I’m asked most often by clients. I think this is because people want reassurance that what they are talking...

You may have noticed that the cost of counselling varies significantly depending on which counsellor you choose. Typically in York (UK),...

There are many answers to this question, but three that stand out for me. First, in counselling, talking takes place within a framework...

People often assume that counsellors will give advice. This assumption may stem, in part, from the term counsellor  itself—since...

In everyday language, “therapy” can mean anything that brings us pleasure—shopping, being in nature, growing tomatoes, or cuddling a pet....

You are reading this on a therapist's website, so you can probably guess my answer here. Having said that, I can see the attraction of...