Hello, my name is Delia Warmington, and I am a therapeutic counsellor based in West Devon and North Cornwall. I work with adults, children and young people. I am a fully qualified counsellor and I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
What is counselling?
Counselling is a talking therapy. It can be seen as a constructive way to understand thoughts, feelings and behaviours in a safe environment. The terms ‘talking treatment’ or ‘talking therapy’ have the same meaning and cover treatments that you may know as psychotherapy, counselling, and therapy. Generally, counselling deals with issues in the here and now and psychotherapy deals with issues from the past that are likely to be deeply imbedded, however, things are rarely as straightforward as that and there is often a lot of overlap. Our here and now problems are usually informed by messages and beliefs that were formed by our past experiences. These are messages and beliefs that we hold about ourselves, other people and the world.
Counselling provides time and space for you to talk about things you find troubling and explore difficult feelings with a trained professional in a confidential setting. This can help you to deal with specific problems, cope with a crisis, improve your relationships, or develop better ways of living.
The purpose of counselling is not to give advice, but to help you understand your feelings and behaviour better and, if you want to, to change how you behave or the way you think about things. It can help you find a way of living that is meaningful and fulfilling for you. You are always in control of the process. When starting counselling, I usually suggest working together for a few sessions and then review how things are going. If you feel that further sessions would be beneficial to you, we can agree to continue working together for as many sessions as you feel would be useful.
For further information regarding counselling and what to expect, please click here.
If you would like to try counselling, please contact me on 07725 302523 or dwcounselling@icloud.com and arrange a free, over the phone, assessment.
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