Mental health articles

Counselling is not suitable for: ●People with a mental illness or something that affects their ability to make relationships, to concentrate, and to attend regularly. Examples include: severe depression, psychotic illness, etc. ●People with severe post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ●People who are currently engaged in extreme forms of selfdestructive behaviour, prolonged substance abuse, alcohol […]

What does counselling involve? An NHS counselling service is free and access is through the GP surgery. It usually involves fifty-minute sessions weekly or fortnightly with a trained and accredited psychotherapist or counsellor, experienced in working with people with a variety of emotional problems. All such counselling takes place at the surgery (or clinic) within […]