Frequently Asked Questions

These are some of the questions I am regularly asked by my clients:

• What is counselling?
• What is Psychotherapy?
• What kinds of issues do clients bring to the therapy sessions?
• What are the Benefits to Psychotherapy?
• What are your Fees?
• Your 1st Session.
• Where/what to look for and what to avoid when seeking a therapist

What is counselling?
Counselling focuses on a particular problem or difficulty that the client is having and is usually short term. It is always at the request of the client as no one can properly be ‘sent’ for counselling.

What is Psychotherapy?
Also known as the ‘talking cure,’ psychotherapy is the practice of tending to or healing the soul, body, and mind. It is not about giving instruction or advice.Psychotherapy encompasses past, present and future, and acknowledges various forms of consciousness. There are many types of approaches and school of thought in psychotherapy; some are better suited for more immediate, briefer therapy issues, while others are more appropriate for deeper, longer-term therapy.

What kinds of issues do clients bring to the therapy sessions?
The more common issues include:

• Abuse
• Anxiety & panic attacks
• Bereavement
• Depression
• Grief & Loss
• Identity Problems
• Life Changes
• Low Self-Esteem & Lack of Self Confidence
• Relationships/Communication issues
• Personal Development
• Stress/Relaxation
• ANGER/Stress management
• Sexual issues
• Family issues/Work related issues
• Bullying. Emotional physical
• Career issues.

What are the Benefits to Psychotherapy?
The benefits to the individual who wishes to engage with therapy are many fold. You will experience and see life differently, be more open and honest and embrace life’s challenges with new vigour and strengths. Therapy offers new ways of dealing with and seeing situations, which before were crippling and unachievable.

Other benefits:

• You can experience an increase in self-awareness and self-confidence self esteem.
• You will feel in charge of your life.
• You may experience better sleeping and eating patterns and improved communication with others.
• Your personal/professional relationships may improve.
• You can learn to live more positively and creatively
• You can learn to live more comfortably with issues that maybe cannot change

What are your Fees?
I charge ₤70.00 per session for counselling & psychotherapy or supervision.

Things to be aware of when choosing a therapist

• That the therapist is qualified and a member of a national accrediting body such as the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) or the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
• That the Therapist is operating out of a base/office not on random weekends from hotels.
• Visit the BACP or IACP websites for a list of therapists in your area

Please feel free to contact me on (0755) 788 4025 or tony@tonyfreegrove.com