Is there a difference between counselling and psychotherapy? Some say, "Yes!" and others say, "No!" People turn to both counselling and psychotherapy when they are facing difficulties in life. I usually offer counselling to someone who wants to focus on a specific issue over a short period (up to a few months), whereas I offer psychotherapy to someone who wants to change themselves at a deeper level and is able and willing to continue for a longer period (up to several years). For example, let's think about life after a bereavement. Someone who is very upset following a bereavement might want a safe and confidential setting in which to make sense of life without the person they have lost and to come to terms with their feelings. This need can be met through short-term counselling, and after they have been heard and understood they may feel ready to resume their normal day to day activities. By contrast, another person might find that they have been so shaken by their loss that they start to question their own existence more profoundly. Such a person might then choose to use psychotherapy as a support while they make a new life for themselves. If you're not sure which of these ways of working would be the best fit for you, feel free to get in touch and ask about this.

Alex Dixon
Psychotherapy
& Counselling

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