Many people who have suffered with trauma / PTSD have been helped with person-centred therapy / counselling.
Traumatic events and experiences can leave us feeling deeply disoriented and distressed. The feelings can seem overwhelming and difficult to understand. It can seem like you will never be the same again.
I offer an environment in which we can reinterpret your experience in a way that helps to release you from the trauma.
The soft but strong, non-directive nature of person-centred therapy is well-suited for addressing trauma / PTSD. It allows you to explore difficult feelings with increasing confidence, and find the inner voice that has been missing for so long. You can finally make sense of things and move on.
Because person-centred therapy works with your world as you see it, it can bring about personal growth and increased authenticity. You can grow past your trauma, so that you are at the centre of your life once again.
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“If you want a therapist to help you discover what you need to do he is there. I didn’t trust or talk when we started: he makes it easier.
It’s tough if you do it properly but a few months has changed me in profound ways: I found trust and hope (and my sister!) and that life can be so much better.”
The person-centred approach is very different to other therapies. We’ll be having a real conversation, but as equals, with gentleness and respect for your self-determination.
We will focus on whatever is most important to you at that moment, feeling our way forward together. Bring words or bring silence, its all ok. We can start anywhere.
Person-centred therapy is difficult and requires skill. Many therapists and counsellors claim to work in a person-centred way but may not be suitably trained. Choose your therapist carefully.
Find out more about the person-centred kind of therapy/ counselling.