Your Challenges – Reasons for Seeking Counselling

People seek counselling for any number of reasons and every person is unique. Examples of the type of challenges I can help you face are listed below. Click on the titles below to find out more or contact me to have a confidential discussion about your counselling and how I can help you.

Childhood abuse
Domestic abuse
Sexual abuse
Physical abuse
Psychological abuse
Financial abuse

Bulimia
Anorexia
Obesity
Weight loss
Food addiction
Body Dysmorphia
Weight loss surgery

Coping with a terminal diagnosis
Miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death
Brain injury and dementia
Preparing for loss through illness
Coping with sudden death
Death of a parent, spouse or family member

Gender
Sexuality
Relationship diversity
Bullying
Discrimination
Rejection (social, family, friends)

Illness
Injury
Disability
Loss of sight
Fatigue
Persistent pain
Long-term illness
Terminal illness
Cancer
Disability
Support for carers

Parenthood
Menopause
Retirement
Age-related illness
Death of peers
Losing independence

Anxiety
Panic attacks
Depression
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Stress
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Phobias

Infertility
Miscarriage
Abortion
Pregnancy
Childbirth
Parenting
Parents of children experiencing difficulties (e.g behavioural, ADHD, Autism, medical illness)

Relationship break-up
Family difficulties and conflict
Pre-marital
Marriage
Civil Partnership
Separation
Divorce
Affairs
Blended family difficulties
Friendship difficulties
Neighbour difficulties

Low self esteem
Self-doubt
Confidence problems
Low self-worth

Traumatic event
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Childhood trauma

Victim of crime (e.g Fraud, Burglary, Robbery, Harassment)
Support for families of victims
Support for families of offenders

Stress
Bullying
Grievances
Tribunals
Discrimination
Redundancy
Dismissal
Financial worries