WHY PEOPLE SEEK HELP | HOW I WORK
Why people seek help
Often when people come to counselling they have tried many times to solve a problem in their life and end up feeling stuck. Others sense they need professional help but don’t know where to start or exactly what the issue is. These are normal human experiences. People seek help with:
Relationships
Conflict
Loneliness
Affairs
Anger
Abuse
Family issues
Conflict
Infertility
Adoption
Homesickness
Parenting
Personal issues
Confidence
Feeling shy
Identity
Anger
Loneliness
Spirituality/religion
Sexuality
Belonging
Emptiness
Abuse
Addictions
Stress
Dealing with change
Money & debt
Depression & anxiety
Stress
Anxiety
Depression
Feeling hopeless
Losing motivation
Grief & loss
Death of a loved one
Losing a pet
Suicide
Workplace deaths and accidents
Losing a body part
Work issues
Bullying
Harassment
Job satisfaction
Career dissatisfaction
Personal issues impacting work
Work issues impacting home
Work-life balance
Life satisfaction
Life meaning & direction
Motivation
Sense of purpose
Life transitions
Ageing
Ageing parents
Children leaving home
Unemployment
Retirement
Moving to NZ
Young people still living at home
Health changes
Living with illness (self or loved one)
Impact of health on work
Impact of world events
Despair about world events
How I work
I use an existential person centred approach which supports people explore life issues in a safe and caring space. Placing peoples’ values, beliefs and strengths at the centre of our work I draw on a variety of counselling approaches to help uncover solutions to issues. This helps many discover new possibilities that feel right for them. These counselling approaches include Person Centered Therapy (Rogers), Existential Therapy (life meaning & purpose), Whole Body Focussing (Gendlin), Gestalt, Narrative Therapy, Art Therapy, Te Wheke, Cognitive approaches like Mindfulness and CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, approaches from Psychodrama and Emotionally Focussed Therapy (EFT).
In sessions I am guided by what people feel comfortable to share. Exceptions are made to this when client safety becomes a concern. Throughout the course of our work together I check to ensure that people feel I am getting them as this is one of the things that most helps people find solutions. To learn more about counselling, what it is and what it is not, click here.
Providing counselling services throughout the Greater Wellington region including Wellington CBD, Johnsonville, Newlands, Churton Park, Tawa, Porirua, Petone, Lower Hutt.
Belinda Hodson Counsellor: Phone 027 659 4450.
