Feb 15, 2019
Steph Cole
Feb 15, 2019
I have always been interested in people and trying to help them move on with their worries. I am non judgmental and have an empathic nature.
I trained at Blackpool & Fylde College and enjoyed it very much.
I practice person-centred therapy which means it is centred around my clients building up a warm therapeutic relationship with them in a safe listened to confidential space. It is non judgmental and supportive.
I chose this as I feel it provides my clients the therapy to feel better accepted and encouraged to move forward in their lives. I also work in an Integrative way which combines aspects of other approaches to provide the most effective way of helping my clients. This includes art therapy, assertiveness and anxiety management.
My clients are children and adults with issues including bereavement, anxiety, depression and relationship issues. I also work with the LGBT community to help with sexuality issues as well as helping with drug dependency worries.
Meeting people and trying to help them by understanding their worries and concerns so they can move forward with their lives.
Seeing how our modern way of living can in itself cause clients to feel overwhelmed and not accepted in society and so have little or no self-esteem and feel vulnerable and frightened of life.
I have only been with welldoing.org since the end of December 2018 but have had a client who I am currently seeing so I am pleased so far with the ease to access it. As it is early days I have not used the booking system. However I have joined the Facebook community.
No I never have done. We may discuss parts of books within the therapy sessions but it has never been a topic I have really covered. If my client did ask me directly to make suggestions then I would help.
I swim and enjoy walking. I also enjoy watching TV.
My clients are a mix of ages, sexes and present with various issues. The area itself is a quiet residential area .
It is extremely comfortable and private and was purpose-built and has drinking and toilet facilities. It allows the client to talk openly and in a confidential space. I can offer various times to attend both day and evening sessions.
I feel we underestimate the power of talking and that it can help so much to get clarity on our issues. The therapist, though initially a stranger, can become through sessions, a person to trust and discuss our worries with to allow us to move forward in a positive way with our lives.
I never really did listen very well, although I thought I did. I do listen well now. I became self-aware of my own core beliefs and values, my weaknesses and my strengths.
Twitter: @StephCo41901087
Steph Cole