Experienced Qualified BACP Accredited Counsellor in Eastleigh, Chandler’s Ford, Southampton and Winchester Areas
Are you not feeling your normal self? Not feeling “the old you”? Life can be so demanding that we often feel we’ve lost our way, it might be a struggle to cope and manage our lives. We’re all human we can all be vulnerable to Depression and Anxiety.
We might need a safe space to check in on ourselves, reflect on our lives and find our “mojo” again.
In the last 20 years I have supported clients with all the challenges that life can put us through.
Caring | Professional | Respectful | Open | Honest | Non-Judgemental | Collaborative | Challenging.
My Counselling Services in Eastleigh, Chandlers Ford, Winchester, Southampton
Sometimes on our journey through life. Issues arise that are difficult and painful to deal with. I offer a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental environment to support you. I can help you to address, manage and overcome these issues. Counselling can help you gain clarity and perspective, help you achieve positive changes. I can support you through these changes.
I am an optimist by nature. I believe we are often stronger and more resourceful than we think. Counselling can help us realise that truth. I am a Counsellor who focuses on you and your needs.
I am an experienced, competent and qualified Counsellor supporting clients with:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Low self esteem
- Low confidence
- Relationship issues
- Family issues
- Bereavement
- Anger management
- Work related stress
- Life changes
My Counselling can support you:
- Explore and understand your thoughts and feelings
- Manage and reduce stress and anxiety
- Understand, manage and reduce your depression
- Rediscover your genuine authentic self or find a new invigorated version of yourself
- Improve your relationships
- Set boundaries
- Help you reach your full potential
- Identify unhelpful thinking/behavioural patterns, themes and links
- Gain clarity, new insights and fresh perspectives
- Explore meaning in experiences present and past
- Develop self-awareness
- Develop coping mechanisms and strategies using tools that I’ll introduce you to
- Goal setting
- Regain a sense of control
I provide counselling in the following areas in:
- Eastleigh,
- Chandler’s Ford,
- Southampton
- Romsey
- Hedge End
- North Baddesley
- Winchester
- New Forest
- Other Hampshire regions
I am an Accredited Registered Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).
Sometimes you might feel the need to pretend to your family and friends that:
- You can cope when you are really feeling overwhelmed.
- You’re brave when really you’re scared.
- You’re happy when really you’re sad.
My aim is that when you receive counselling in Eastleigh with me, you will feel you can be the way you feel inside. You may act in a negative way and not understand why. You might regret the way that you acted. My Counselling can help you see these things clearly and help you change.
I believe the therapy space I offer will lead you to a better understanding of yourself, finding the old “you” or discovering a new you. Counselling can lead you to being happier and liking yourself again. It could be personal or work problems that are upsetting you. I have wide experience in providing therapy for depression, as well as self-esteem and anxiety issues.
Counselling can lead you to being happy and liking yourself again. It could be personal or work problems that are upsetting you.
Counselling can lead to you understanding that you have more options than you realised. More control than you believed.
Couples Counselling
I no longer provide couples therapy.
You may wish to visit www.counselling-directory.org.uk in order to search for couples therapists to support you.
“Ian’s Counselling helped me to work through a tricky and confusing time in my life. I regained my self-confidence and self-belief through our counselling sessions.”
Contact Eastleigh Counsellor
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Areas of Counselling
Addiction | Anxiety | Bereavement | Bullying | Depression | Low self-confidence | Low self-esteem
Relationship issues | Self harm | Sexuality | Stress | Suicidal thoughts | Work related stress.