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Counselling

At Pathways Health we feel that counselling is really just a conversation between two people. We take a humanistic and client centred approach and attend to both normal social, cultural and developmental issues as well as the problems associated with physical, emotional, and mental disorders.

We encourage self help as a catalyst for change and believe that :

people have the strength and resources to make necessary changes in their lives
that sometimes we need a little help to tap into our strengths
the problem is the problem - not the person
the counsellor's job is to help people make sense of their experiences and open up possibilities for positive change

Sometimes, people think that a counsellor will tell them what to do. Counsellors are trained to know about a wide range of concerns and experiences, but every individual is unique and therefore must make their own decisions.

Counsellors can help you:

define the problem
express your feelings and needs
tap into your own strengths and resources
examine unhelpful habits, coping methods, self-defeating beliefs, values and attitudes
gather all the relevant facts
consider different points of view
understand how your behaviour and emotional reactions affect those around you and vice-versa
think about what's important
figure out what to do next
begin to make decisions based on what you've learned

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