INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
SCC provides a safe space to talk to a skilled counsellor, who will listen and help you understand how past experiences, worries about the future, or lack of self-confidence may be affecting your life.
HOW CAN COUNSELLING HELP?
Counselling can help if you are experiencing:
- Anxiety and an inability to cope with everyday life
- Depression, panic attacks or stress
- Difficulty in dealing with a bereavement or a major change in your life
- Lack of confidence and not fulfilling your potential
- Relationship difficulties
- Experiencing stress or problems related to work
- Feelings of isolation and loneliness
- A feeling you would benefit from a safe space to talk confidentially
At SCC we provide a safe confidential space to reflect, away from the pressures of everyday life and explore with a skilled counsellor the way you think and act, without fear of criticism, rejection or retaliation.
Counselling gives you an opportunity to bring thoughts and feelings which you may not feel able to share with family and friends. Your counsellor is not there to give advice or guidance but to help you to look at and understand the patterns of behaviour and thinking that are not helpful to you, enabling you to make changes in your life that offer greater freedom in thought and action.
The SCC Counselling Service has been accredited by BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) since 2003.
The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) is a membership organisation and a registered charity that sets standards for therapeutic practice and provides information for therapists, clients of therapy, and the general public.
THE INITIAL CONSULTATION
We work hard to ensure we do not have a waiting list; Consultation interviews are usually carried out as soon as possible. (This does vary depending on demand) The assessor will explore with you the reasons you are seeking counselling and will assess your needs and whether the services we offer can help you.
AFTER THE CONSULTATION
Following the Consultation, arrangements can be made for regular weekly counselling sessions; ongoing sessions last 50 minutes. We aim to start your counselling approximately 2-3 weeks from your initial consultation taking place and you can help speed things up by being as flexible as possible about the times you can come for counselling. Please note that later sessions are often in great demand.
Please also note that we only offer weekly counselling and we have a cancellation period of 4 weeks.
