INCLUSIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE COUNSELLING IN BIRMINGHAM AND ONLINE

I work from a relational perspective. This means that the therapeutic relationship is at the very heart of how we work together. The idea behind this is that if our pain or hurt has occurred in relationships then it can also be healed in relationships. This type of therapy features in varying degrees in different therapeutic modalities, in Gestalt therapy it can be called dialogue in which the therapist endeavours to be as authentic and genuine as possible and encourages you to do the same. In relational therapy there is emphasis on recognising the therapist as another complex person in the room, with their own flaws, ideas, motivations and humanity. With this as a base point it enables us to practice together pains and pitfalls and triumphs that feature in relationships and then translate this to the outside world. Relating to one another is not something we are commonly taught to do and yet it is natural in life for some of our greatest joys to come from the various relationships we share with others as well as some of the greatest pains. By understanding new ways of relating through relational therapy we can begin to understand ourselves more deeply and re-write our relational patterns.