Sometimes I am asked how many sessions you should come for, or how many I will allow. I believe that you will know for yourself when you are ready to end, and I trust you to tell me when the time is approaching, or has arrived. I am happy to agree to a definite number of sessions if you want that type of arrangement, and happy too to talk about ending at any time. Some clients only want to come for one session, and some come for months or years, each according to their need.
In further sessions we will explore your difficulties. I will spend a lot of the time listening to your words and seeking to understand how life truly is for you. This process, within the counselling relationship we will be establishing, will enable you to find truths and answers that seem elusive to you elsewhere. Please go to my page ‘My Philosophy’ for more information about person-centred counselling and my EMDR page for more information about this process.
In line with my own beliefs and with BACP Ethical Framework* I see my supervisor regularly; with him I discuss ways to improve both the standard of my work and the service I offer to my clients. Further, I participate in seminars and workshops to learn more about different issues and how they affect people and the work I do and to develop my practise as a counsellor; in addition, I also keep up to date with developments within the person-centred approach and the counselling world in general.
*The BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practise in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a guideline for good and ethical practise by counsellors and other who are members of the BACP. You can read this document by going to www.bacp.co.uk/ethical_framework