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Online counselling, like face to face counselling,
can help with many of the problems that stop us getting on with our
lives. These include low self-esteem, depression, sexual abuse, family
problems - lots of other things too. We may feel we need help and/or
to talk to someone in confidence and this is where counselling can
be just what we need. With online counselling you work at your own
computer, so it can be particuarly useful if you would prefer not
to have your counsellor looking at you, if you have difficulty getting
to face to face counselling or if you have hearing problems.
Counselling doesn't offer a 'quick fix'. It’s not like writing
to an Agony Aunt, where you get an instant answer. It usually takes
a number of sessions or email exchanges for the person to receive
the help they need. It isn't giving advice either, although that
may come into the work. It's about helping you to understand what's
happening to you and to see your own way forward.
I often think that trying to sort out your problems alone is like
trying to knit with one hand - you get into a terrible tangle. I
can 'give you a hand' to unravel the knots, to help you see the
pattern and to start moving forward again.
How long this takes depends partly on the person and partly on
the problem. We’re all different and may respond very differently
to the things that happen to us.
If you'd like to see my Online Counselling Agreement, email me on
the Contact Me page and I'll
be happy to send it to you.
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