Counselling – An Emotional Step?

In this, our 21st

century, there are more ways for us to communicate than ever before. The advent

of mobile telephony, portable computers and the Internet have made way for the

likes of "Social Media" and 'Instant Messaging' in a society that now demands

the facility to talk. How strange then, that the notion of communication has to

overcome such a stigmatic barrier when it wears the label of Counselling.

Counselling occurs in so many

forms every single day. As parents, we counsel our children. As friends, we

counsel our peers. As employers, we counsel our staff. As service providers, we

counsel our customers. As therapists we counsel our clients. As doctors we

counsel our patients. Counsellors are Therapists too, having undertaken

professionally accredited study and training in order to provide the service of

Listening Therapies. They are bound by the ethical guidelines and codes of

practice of societies such as the BACP and The National Counselling Society, alongside

many other specialist organisations that provide their own criteria and

professional standards. Counselling is about listening and talking, exploration

and discovery, learning and application. Unlike some therapies, it allows you

to control and develop your own 'recovery' – a state of renewed equilibrium and

coping mechanisms.

So, why and when do you need to

consult a Counsellor?

The answer is that when you are

experiencing emotional problems in your life that are impacting on your

day-to-day ability to cope, this is the time to seek counsel. Counsellors come

to the profession due to the high level of empathy that they evince. They are

the parent/friend/employer/therapist that we turn to in times of emotional

need, but with an insight into emotional wellbeing that transcends the usual

'relationship' we have with our peers. Counselling is about forging a

"therapeutic alliance"; put simply, the Counsellor joins you in embracing your

problems, sharing your thoughts, feelings, emotions and behaviours, and

learning alongside you new ways to address and cope with them. Counselling is not

about applying a 'label' to you – it is non-judgmental, bound by ethical

practices and underpinned by probity.

At centres like LBhealthcare,

Counselling is one of the many "Health Training" services that are provided.

Many clients already benefit from the 'physical' health support services and

are now afforded the opportunity to focus on their emotional health too. The Counselling

service at LBhealthcare embraces many of the 'usual suspects' of emotional

distress; depression, anxiety, stress, grief and loss - it also embraces

perhaps less-observable conditions such as eating disorders, abuse, personality

problems and addictions. Relationships, family crises, parenthood and

employment issues are all valued additions to the increasing advisory portfolio

and there are no topics that cannot be encompassed by the service.

Appointments are invited and welcome on this number: 01489 569888,

or by email: admin@lbhealthcare.co.uk

http://builtcleversolutions.webs.com/counsellingsolutions.htm