In order to survive difficult experiences, people often feel compelled to repress uncomfortable feelings. Therapy provides an opportunity to look at what might have been buried and never acknowledged, simply in order to get by in life. Counselling can offer a safe environment in which to articulate and express these feelings for the first time and to make sense of maladaptive behaviours, such as addictions or eating disorders.
 

Counselling is generally considered a relatively short-term option where a specific problem may be looked at over a period of a few weeks or a few months. This might be a problem at work, a one off relationship difficulty or a recent bereavement.
 

Or it may be a marriage or partnership issue where outmoded patterns of relating and communicating need to be interrupted and redirected. Sometimes in six to eight sessions couples can find effective ways of problem solving and interacting.
 

Psychotherapy is a longer term-option with the intension of making sense of chronic difficulties such as mood swings and anxious feelings, destructive relationship patterns, drug and alcohol misuse or problems with food.