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​THE PERSON-CENTRED APPROACH

 

The late Carl Rogers founded the Person-Centred approach.  His thinking was that every human being has the potential for positive growth and change, when certain core conditions are present (acceptance, empathy & congruence) within the therapeutic relationship.  The client is the ‘expert’ on themselves and the therapist uses his/her skills to help the client make sense of and reflect on difficult issues and painful feelings.

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I chose to train and continue to practise in the Person-Centred approach because I believe it to be respectful of the client’s autonomy.  And, its therapeutic success is reliant on the dynamic quality and depth of the relationship between client and counsellor.

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM COUNSELLING

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A confidential space in which to explore difficult issues and painful feelings.

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Sessions are 1 hour long and you can have as many or as few as you feel necessary; clients generally start with 6 sessions.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

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If you decide that counselling might be of benefit for you, I can be contacted by telephone or email see details on the front of this leaflet. 

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We can arrange to meet for an initial free consultation (30mins)​

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During the meeting we will look at your expectations of counselling and I can answer any questions you may have.

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You may feel comfortable at the initial consultation to tell me a bit about what brought you to seek counselling.

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The consultation will help you to decide whether counselling is right for you at this time, and indeed whether you feel comfortable working with me on your issues.

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We can then either arrange to meet regularly or I can advise you of appropriate alternatives

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