Counselling Can Help

Counselling and Psychotherapy are increasingly being recognised as helpful in the battle against depression and anxiety and more generally in helping people deal better with the stresses and strains of life today.  Counselling and psychotherapy really can help you cope better with stress and anxiety and help you overcome low mood and depression as well as other types of emotional distress such as relationship breakdown.  Depression and Anxiety are the two most common types of emotional distress presenting at GP surgeries, and whilst some GP's are offering counselling and psychotherapy as part of their health provision, often it comes only after a long wait of several months – by seeking out a private health care professional you can start treatment now!

What is the difference between counselling and psychotherapy? 

Counselling and Psychotherapy are both terms that refer to a therapy based on talking through your problem with a trained professional.  Whislt counselling has traditionally been seen as a 'listening' therapy, psychotherapy has tended towards 'creating change' in an individual, often by understanding how the past impacts on the present.  Many therapists use the terms 'Counselling and Psychotherapy' synonymously.

What is CBT counselling?

As a cognitive behavioural therapist, I use a model which has a proven record of success in helping people overcome common mental health and emotional health distress – indeed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT is recommended by NICE and is the talking therapy used by the NHS.

Are you looking for a CBT Counsellor in Cardiff or Caerphilly? 

If you have been searching on google for counselling and psychotherapy in Cardiff or the South Wales Valleys, you'll fnd I'm based conveniently just above Caerphilly.  I offer evening appointments and some weekend working in addition to the daytime slots so you can fit counselling around you life and work patters.

Contact me to book your fist appointment using the contact from or by calling my mobile. 

Find out more about how Counselling and Psychotherapy can help in these articles:

Here are links to a series of articles I have written on psychological wellbeing – click on the images to read the full articles.

Exam stress can adversely affect academic performance and lead to other health issues.  This article explores the factors underlying excessive stress reactions to examinations and offers insights and strategies to help people approach them in a more healthy and effective way

 

This article considers how cultural messages about male identity and the social conditioning of boys growing up underpins much of the male-on-female domestic violence that I see in my case work

 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a life-long learning disorder similar to Dyslexia and dyspraxia. It's a condition that has attracted some unhelpful and alarmist publicity in the media over the past few years and knowledge and expertise in the medical and mental health professions is scance. Find out more about ADHD by clicking on the image left.

 

People often set themselves New Year's Resolutions but fewer than 10% of people sustain thier efforts beyond January – this article considers the factors that lead to failure and how to set more effective goals to achieve success

 

This article has some practical points for a young person to consider when choosing how and when to come out to family and friends as gay, lesbain, bisexual or transgender

 

Coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans teenager can be challenging for some of the adults in a young persons social network who may retain historical and outdated prejudice. In this article we see a more positive model presented – written by Angela Carless, I was invited to add commentary as a specialist in LGBT issues – my comment is towards the end of the article.