One generalized view of process:

 

I listen and co attend with you to what is both said and unsaid, felt and unfelt - from an observational position.  A position outside of the usual system of relationships where clients can discover, speak and process their experiences with Self awareness,  clarify understandings, find insight, generate new-perspectives and enrich preferred embodiments.  A place where there is a freedom to see more about "theirselves", reflect and make their own felt-choices about the relationships within themselves, with others or something about their life.

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Another view of process I ascribe to.

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Generally a tradition counsellors hold is that they are experts on "process", or at least it is often taught that way.   Although I know and value these scientific views, my aim is to hold these directors in a manner that enables both myself and client/s to move freely in the relationship, to assist eliciting:

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'The clients own therapeutic process'. 

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This means my professional position is that I do not aim to be an expert on any clients natural process or rigidly-follow a set / fixed counselling / therapy process as absolute, my intentionality, then,  allows for the clients authentic / organic developments.  It can be very useful to apply science with and for clients rather than, as traditionally, applying clients to the science.  I believe, this to be an important and crucial difference within the use of the  approaches I offer, with a systems-centred-relational way. 

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The First Session

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Typically the first session is to establish the relationship parameters, what maybe required from counselling / therapy, and how we may or may not go about starting to achieve this (15 -30 mins +). 

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It is usual to make a therapeutic start in the first session, continually re-negotiating requirements as the process unfolds...  Otherwise, it is not unusual to not-know what you want or need from counselling and this may become a focal point of the conversation, to make a start...   

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Sessions are typically 1 full hour in duration, however, it may become apparent that extended session may be more beneficial.

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Extended sessions can be used for:

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• Focused intervention.

• Embodiment of calm. 

• Recent trauma event re-construction,

• Couples / Relationship workshops (repair / maintenance),

• Top-up workshop (maintenance).
   

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Session frequency is agreed according to needs and circumstances, but usually works best if attending regularly (usually weekly).

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 Please email via the Counselling Directory link (below), for professional fees. 

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