The first session with your counsellor is an opportunity for you to begin to get to know each other. Your counsellor will ask you questions to know what you want from counselling, what brought you there and background information. They will also go through a contract to go through expectations and boundaries in counselling. After your first session, you may decide to focus on a particular problem with your counsellor to explore and process. Your counsellor will offer a warm, non-judgemental space for you to talk about ANYTHING. We are trained to ask the right questions and bring in creative tools where appropriate.
The relationship between yourself and your counsellor is key and trust is an essential part of this. What you talk about in sessions is confidential, however, there are a few exceptions to this. Your counsellor will talk you through these exceptions in your initial session. If your counsellor feels that you are at serious and imminent risk of harm to yourself or others ,and there is a need to break confidentiality, we will also try to include you in the process.
We offer face to face sessions in the heart of the Cotswolds. We are situated on the High Street in Chipping Campden, where our rooms offer a calm space, where you can not be overheard. Alternatively, online sessions can be set up remotely where our counsellors will work confidentially from our office.