Counselling is a talking therapy. Typically you will meet your counsellor one to one over either a short or long term period, to help you have a positive impact on your well-being. The role of a counsellor is to enable you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, in a non judgemental environment. All information shared with your counsellor is confidential – this is to ensure a trusting relationship can be built. 

Therapy can be short term or long term/ongoing.  Depending on what you are looking for, will also determine how many sessions you have. We would always suggest 6 sessions to start with, if they prove helpful, we would encourage weekly sessions with minimal gaps to allow therapy to have a positive impact on your well-being. 

Payments for all sessions will need to be in advance of the session. If your counsellor is unable to attend or an issue on the services end, a refund will be issued. 

Counselling sessions last 50 minutes. Sigmund Freud started the concept of weekly 50 minute therapy sessions and research has found that 50 minute sessions are more containing and less fatiguing for the client, than a 60 minute session. 

According to BACP, Counselling and Psychotherapy are umbrella terms that cover a range of talking therapies. Counselling is usually short therapy and focuses on a fixed goal along with current difficulties you may be experiencing. Psychotherapy refers to a deeper exploration of the current difficulties you are experiencing and can be long-term to open ended. Psychotherapy can be exploring your childhood which may open up doors to explore the unconscious, providing you an insight into the route of your current struggles. 

Here at My Existence, we have a 24 hour notice period for clients to make their counsellor aware of any cancellations. Any cancellations after 24 hours will incur a charge of £35.