Counselling

I embarked on a career in counselling and supervision having a real passion for coaching and helping people in their professional development.  As a graduate in psychotherapy and counselling and trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) I work integratively using a person-centred and CBT approach. With a Level 7 qualification in coaching what I recognised whilst working with leaders and executives was that there was often an underlying issue that wasn't being addressed through coaching alone and that counselling was perhaps needed.

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I work with people on an integrative basis using the professional skills gained in both modalities and importantly within a recognised ethical framework and as a result over the last 5 years have been commissioned repeatedly by statutory organisations to work with their leaders and executives whether that be with counselling, coaching, training or supervision.

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Until studying in this field some years ago, despite working in some challenging professional environments and witnessing challenging issues, I had never accessed a counsellor and recognise now the self stigmatisation I had in asking for helping or support.  As a senior leader and from my own life experience, asking for help for myself I felt was not an option; interestingly. Looking back now would counselling have made me a better leader and manager? Definitely!

 

I don't underestimate the challenge of initially accessing counselling or any personal support and over the years countless people have said 'if only I knew this support existed I would have rang up years ago!'.