What can counselling / psychotherapy help with?

Counselling and psychotherapy have helped many people manage and recover from a huge range of emotional and mental distress, including:

• Feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope or concentrate
• An inability to deal with stress or recover from stressful situations
• Lack of confidence, excessive shyness or low self esteem
• Feelings of depression, sadness, grief or emptiness
• Anxiety, panic attacks, mood swings and phobias
• Debilitating feelings of anger or fear
• Difficulty making or sustaining relationships, or repeatedly becoming involved in unsatisfying or destructive relationships 
• Identity issues
• Sexuality and gender issues
• Difficulties in coming to terms with losses such as bereavement, separation or loss of employment
• Traumatic past events and experiences
• Self harm and self harming behaviours
• Obsessive behaviour
• Eating disorders
• Addictions

Therapy can also be a proactive choice to:
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• Understand longstanding patterns of behaviour and thought which may no longer be helpful
• Challenge blocks to creativity and facilitate personal development and growth
• Explore beliefs, hopes and ambitions for the future and their achievement