So what can counselling help with?
Typically counselling can help with the following (but this list is not exhaustive):-
- Abuse – physical, domestic, sexual, verbal, emotional;
- ADHD/ADD – why we react as we do;
- Addiction – drug, alcohol, gambling, shopping/internet, sex;
- Adoption ;
- Anger ;
- Anxiety ;
- Autism Spectrum Disorders ;
- Bereavement ;
- Bullying ;
- Cancer ;
- Careers ;
- Child related issues ;
- Chronic pain and conditions ;
- Cultural challenges ;
- Dementia ;
- Depression ;
- Disability ;
- Diagnosis – AIDS, HIV, cancer, life limiting/restricting illness, dementia etc;
- Eco and Climate anxiety ;
- Emotional distress ;
- Financial debt ;
- Grief ;
- Health anxiety ;
- infertility ;
- Life skills ;
- Loneliness ;
- Loss ;
- Menopause ;
- Obsessions and OCD ;
- Older people’s issues ;
- Personal Development ;
- Phobias ;
- PTSD ;
- Pregnancy ;
- Racism ;
- Redundancy ;
- Relationships ;
- Self esteem ;
- Self harm ;
- Sexual issues including sexual identity and sexuality ;
- Social anxiety ;
- Spirituality ;
- Stress ;
- Suicidal feelings ;
- Trauma ;
- Work related issues.
Although this list gives you a guide as to what counselling can help with my personal view and experience is that there is rarely one singular thing we talk about in therapy – but what really matters is the therapeutic relationship we build together, this alliance can help with any problem you may have or difficulty you are facing, that is where the healing begins.
For further information see this link to the BACP