Chill with Bill

Counselling and Reiki to help manage the stresses and strains of modern life

The BACP (British Association of Counselling & Pyschotherapy) www.bacp.co.uk definition of counselling:

"Counselling takes place when a counsellor sees a client in a private and confidential setting to explore a difficulty the client is having, distress they may be experiencing or perhaps their dissatisfaction with life, or loss of a sense of direction and purpose"

What is counselling?

Counselling is the chance to talk in private with someone who will really listen and try to understand you and who will not judge you or tell you what to do. It can be a great relief to talk to someone outside your situation who will not be hurt or upset by what you say. Sometimes the people closest to you may not understand, or you may feel that you don't want to burden them with your worries. Or they may be part of the problem.

How does counselling help?

There are a number of different theories about how counselling works. However all counselling has the same basic elements:
• Privacy and confidentiality
• Talking to someone who will really listen
• Talking to someone who is not part of the problem
• Getting another perspective on your life and problems

What sort of counselling is best?

There is a wide choice of different types of counselling but there is no one 'best' form of counselling, so it is worth looking around to find what suits you. Evidence suggests that all types of counselling are effective, so the type of counselling you choose may be less important than the relationship you have with your
counsellor .

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