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Counselling
What is Counselling?
Is Counselling for you?
What Issues can
Counsellors Help with?
Confidentiality
Location
Fees
Contact Us
Some people may be embarrassed to attend therapy, believing they
have failed in some way. This is of course, just not true, recognising that you may need some help and taking action to get it,
is not a weakness. Many
people, from all walks of life choose professional therapy.
Counselling can provide a regular time and space for people to
talk about their troubles and explore difficult feelings, in an
environment that is safe and confidential.
A counsellor will listen to and respect your viewpoint, whilst helping you to
identify how you deal with problems and react to situations or
people. They can offer an alternative way of looking at things
and help you to develop new strategies for moving forward.
We use Integrative
Counselling at Stepping Stones East. Individuals all think, feel and
react in different ways. By using different methods of support, an
integrative counsellor can work with each client to produce a unique therapy
adapted to suit them, to bring about change in their lives.
While it can be really helpful to talk to someone you know and
trust, like a friend or family member, sometimes they are just too
close to the actual situation that is troubling you.
Some clients at first may feel uneasy about confiding in a
counsellor, effectively a stranger, however, remember this is a
trained professional who can often be more objective about your
situation. Also, setting a specific time and space to talk
each week, may help you to work to confront issues that previously
you have avoided.
Counselling is definitely worth considering when:
- you are feeling anxious, overwhelmed or depressed
- you need someone to listen to you, to help you find focus in
your life
- an issue or situation is seriously affecting your everyday
life
- you can’t make important decisions and are not sure what to
do next
A counsellor can meet with you on a one-to-one basis, with you
and your partner or with members of your family, to talk through
issues that are concerning you.
Counsellors can talk you through a whole range of issues or
problems. Here are just some of the areas they are
used to dealing with:
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"Problems call forth our courage and
our wisdom; indeed, they create
our courage and our wisdom.
It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and
spiritually.
It is through the pain of confronting and
resolving problems that we learn"
M.Scott Peck American Psychiatrist
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Please contact us if you require further information or need to
discuss your particular needs confidentially.
Stepping Stones East
11 Gippeswyk Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP2 9ABTel: (01473) 435366
Mobile: 07834 223667
email: info@steppingstoneseast.com
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- relationship or family issues
- major life changes
- depression or anxiety
- stress
- anger
- loss and grief
- coping with separation and new relationships
- domestic violence or sexual abuse
- parenting and step-parenting
- financial difficulties
- job loss
A contract is agreed on between you and your counsellor at your
initial session. We abide by
strict confidentiality guidelines, to view a sample contract please
see client contract
We have a suite of comfortable rooms within Ipswich, Suffolk used for counselling
and associated therapists.
We can provide a private, calm and safe environment for clients and
there is also on site parking.
Counselling fees start from £40.00 per hour.
Clients with financial issues may be eligible to negotiate costs.
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