I sometimes wonder what brings people to my page, what is it that burns inside that they would like answers to. Sometimes I find out and begin to work with clients on a journey of self-discovery. Sometimes I never find out.
What I know is that choosing a therapist/counsellor is a big decision. It is something that is fraught with unknowns: What will she think of me? Will I get the answers I need? Will it even help?
These questions are at the heart of, I believe, almost every client I have worked with. We don’t know what we don’t know. And we don’t know how a counsellor might help us until we are sitting in front of them. It can be a scary proposition when we’re trying to deal with something that is bothering us, that we are trying to sort out.
So how do we start when we feel a little scared?
The million dollar question
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