Counselling / Psychotherapy

The BACP definition of counselling/psychotherapy states that “Counselling and psychotherapy are umbrella terms that cover a range of talking therapies. They are delivered by trained practitioners who work with people over a short or long term to help them bring about effective change and/or enhance their wellbeing”

Counselling

Helps people identify problems and crises and encourages them to take positive steps to resolve these issues. It is the best course of therapeutic treatment for anyone who already has an understanding of wellbeing, and who is also able to resolve problems. Counselling is a short-term process that encourages the change of behaviour.

Psychotherapy

Helps people with psychological problems that have built up over the course of a long period of time. It will help you understand your feelings, thoughts and actions more clearly. Psychotherapy is a longer-term process of treatment that identifies emotional issues and the background to problems and difficulties.

Counselling and Psychotherapy can help all sorts of people in lots of different situations. You may also hear them referred to as psychological therapies. Counselling and Psychotherapy work just as well whether you are old or young, male or female, black or white, gay or straight, rich or poor. Your educational background makes no difference either. They are for anyone who is going through a bad time or has emotional problems they can’t sort out on their own.