How can counselling help?

We all have times in our lives when we struggle. Counselling can provide an opportunity to explore and deal with issues in a safe, confidential setting. These issues might be related to a particular problem, a crisis, feelings of stress and panic, difficulties with a relationship, a lack of purpose, or unresolved issues from the past. Counselling can also help with general personal development.

What to expect from a counselling session

You will be encouraged to develop greater awareness of yourself and greater insight into your problems by exploring your feelings and experiences in the present and perhaps what still affects and influences you from the past. Talking confidentially in a supportive non-judgmental environment can provide you with an opportunity to resolve the problems you are currently experiencing and help bring about change.

Counselling at Hawthorn

Counselling is provided by Linda Gilligan who has a number of years experience as a counsellor both in private practice and with the NHS. She first qualified in counselling in 1994 and has gone on to undertake further training obtaining a Diploma from the Gestalt Trust in 1998. She is currently undertaking further training in Core Process Psychotherapy. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and an associate member of the Scottish Gestalt Association. She considers the quality of the therapeutic relationship between client and counsellor to be an integral part of the healing process and brings her work her willingness to be present with compassion and honesty.