Holistic Counselling
Holistic Counselling looks at the whole person that you are, not just the part that you are wanting to fix or make better. It embraces you as a fully alive human being with physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects. As a holistic counsellor, I acknowledge the connection between mind, body and spirit and our deep desire and ability to heal on all levels.
During your sessions, you will have as much time as you want to tell me whatever you want to tell me of your story and what you want to gain from coming to counselling. This may be around a current situation, or it may be some long standing feelings and behaviours that are still influencing your life right now.
As well as having the opportunity to tell your story, I also invite you to take into consideration what else is going on for you, how you are feeling in your body, what sensations you might be experiencing, tightness, tension, anxiety, butterflies, headaches, tiredness etc. All of this can be very important, as our body holds a lot of wisdom and is wanting to reveal it's meaning to us.
As Holistic Counselling acknowledges that we are a complex system of consciousness that extends beyond what we are aware of, it can also incorporate transpersonal counselling and psychology. Transpersonal means something that goes beyond the personal, conscious realm that we are more in touch with. It is the acknowledgement of a deeper sense or power at play in our life and how we connect, or disconnect from that power.
In working with any situation or any level that you choose, there are a range of techniques and approaches that will work for you. Some of the ways I might invite you to work will include ~
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Sandplay - working with symbols and a sandtray to see how your world is constructed and to understand it more clearly. |
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Drawing - trusting your drawing to reveal a deeper meaning. |
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Writing - often a good way of starting the process of finding the words to say |
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Focusing - listening to your body, with all its feelings and sensations and learning from them |
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Life coaching - setting goals around you want to achieve in your life |
Holistic Counselling may involve only a few sessions in order for you to gain clarity or confidence to move forward in a current situation. You may gain more from on-going sessions to release deeper behaviour and belief patterns that may continually be affecting your life and on-going happiness
Through the various approaches offered through counselling, you will be able to discover ways of making the changes in your life that you are looking to make.
