Person Centred Counselling
Despite what often seems like a negative back drop to a world of challenges, conflict and difficult questions, I have genuine faith in Humanity and its innate ability to find positive outcomes. Perhaps, that’s why I am naturally drawn to Person Centred Counselling and believe passionately in the approach and that given the right environment clients have the ability to harness a natural self-healing process.
This requires the client and therapist to enter a valued and trusting relationship which is based around what are known as ‘The Core Conditions’.
- Through EMPATHY I will try to understand your point of view.
- I will be CONGRUENT or genuine and authentic with both you and myself.
- And I will not judge you and show UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD, which means Accepting you for being you.
You will not be given instructions or homework and this form of non-directive talking therapy will allow you to work at your own pace, examine your life, trust your own judgment, consider your values and ultimately find your own solutions.
Through my own experience and learning I have witnessed the power in the PURE simplicity of someone being truly heard and accepted for who they are within a safe and untainted SPACE. It is here that change can happen and we can unburden ourselves from the views and opinions of others and start to discover our true selves - Wonderful, Unique and Amazing Human beings. The Person-Centred Approach is not a skill you learn or something that you teach, but an immersive way of being and living the best life.
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Clinical Supervision
I undertake regular clinical supervision. It is an important part of my practice and my own self-development. Supervision in counselling is when a counsellor uses the services of another counsellor to review the way they work with their clients. Supervision is a requirement by the (BACP) to ensure all counsellors in practice are keeping their skills up to date and that they work in a safe and ethical way.
The BACP ethical framework defines supervision as:
"A specialised form of mentoring provided for practitioners responsible for undertaking challenging work with people. Supervision is provided to ensure standards, enhance quality, advance learning, stimulate creativity, and support the sustainability and resilience of the work being undertaken."
