INTEGRATIVE HUMANISTIC COUNSELLING with Ingrid Gegner
Humanistic Counselling offers a supportive, non-judgemental relationship between client and counsellor where the client can explore their feelings, learn about their needs and wants and how to focus on their goals. It is based on the belief that every person is responsible for making their own meanings and at the same time has the tendency to seek self-actualisation, thus realising their full potential. By owning positive goals they can work actively towards personal growth. The counsellor is a facilitator of this process.
Integrative Counselling strives to combine three theoretical perspectives: the bedrock of Integrative Counselling is person-centred - the idea that the client has the full potential to grow within themselves and that within a therapeutic relationship the counsellor and the client can work together to achieve this potential. Gestalt therapy suggests that we merely need to become more self aware in order to change. By focusing on the here and now experience, the client increases his or her awareness of unhelpful patterns of behaviour. Transactional Analysis offers a way of understanding personality, behaviour and relationships, using jargon-free and approachable concepts, language and methods. A skillful Integrative Counsellor uses these three theoretical approaches in an integrative way and adapts to each client in order to give the support needed at the time.
WHAT CAN IT HELP?
Counselling can be helpful for various issues, such as:
- Loss of direction/focus
- Low self-esteem
- Relationship difficulties
- Negative thinking
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Bereavement and loss
- Feelings of hopelessness
- Childhood sexual abuse
- Bi-polar
- Domestic violence
- Miscarriage/termination related issues
- Work-related issues
FEES
First consultation (50 mins): Free of charge
Follow-up consultation (50 mins): £25 (£20 conc)
TO BOOK YOUR INITIAL APPOINTMENT
Call Ingrid on 07736061108, or email igegner@gmail.com.
AVAILABILITY
Ingrid practices on Tuesdays and Fridays from 6:30pm. Other times are available on request.