Maria Alli Psychotherapy and Counselling

What happens in counselling and psychotherapy?

Counselling/psychotherapy is not about giving advice or telling you what to do. Instead, counselling will help you understand the issues worrying you so you can decide for yourself how best to deal with them. In your counselling sessions you can talk about whatever you need to without being judged and safe in the knowledge that what you say will remain confidential. You can use the time we spend together to help you re-evaluate your choices and consider the changes you would like to make. Individual sessions take place in a comfortable and private setting.

Who is it for and how will it help?

Everyone has times in their life when they hit a crisis point, when things just no longer work for us as they are, and could use a bit of extra help and support to negotiate their way through it.

Areas I offer specialist counselling

Anxiety and panic attacks
Depression
Loss and bereavement
Sexual identity and relationship problems
Addiction problems and eating disorders
Work-related stress
Childhood sexual abuse
Adult sexual abuse
Domestic Violence
Divorce
Stress

What benefits can you expect from counselling?

It can help you see difficulties more objectively and clearly
It can build your self esteem
It can be a growing process whereby unwanted feelings can be changed
Gives you a greater sense of well being
Develop your capacity to make better choices