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What is Psychotherapy & Counselling?

We often ignore or bury painful experiences from the past even though they can continue to affect the way we behave and think in the present. Exploring these experiences results in a deeper understanding of yourself and others. A psychotherapeutic or counselling relationship involves conversations with a listener who is trained to help give you the tools to change the things that are troubling you.

What's the Difference?

Counselling and Psychotherapy are often considered to be interchangeable therapies that overlap in a number of ways. Most counsellors will have had a shorter and less intensive training than psychotherapists.

Isn’t Psychotherapy self-indulgent?

Not in the least. You could equally say that it is self-indulgent to inflict your emotional problems on yourself, your family and your friends. It is brave to expose yourself to the process of Psychotherapy which can feel liberating but also unnerving and painful.