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Are you even ready for Counselling?

The things we do day to day are necessary and some of them are choices. Some of them aren’t. But we do make conscious decisions about how we do everything. How we move through the world in a way that feels comfortable, bearable and even pleasurable. To keep us sane and well, or at least functional.

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Centering the Client through Transparency

It takes time and effort to feel comfortable to do this work with someone you don’t know. The relationship we establish as Client and Counsellor is called the Therapeutic Alliance and builds over time. With every session we spend together, our familiarity, trust, rapport and comfort strengthens and grows, allowing you to explore more personal and sometimes uncomfortable or difficult topics.

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