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    Overwhelmed By How To Choose a Counsellor?  Part 2

     What is going on in your inner world? Are you plagued by anxiety, procrastination, depression or self-criticism ? Sometimes the nature of ones problem guides the choice of therapist. For example for trauma work it’s possible that Schema Therapy or Internal Family Systems Therapy might be helpful. Some individuals suffering from anxiety and procrastination find that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is very beneficial. Often therapists specialize. I’d encourage you to search for somebody that is going to be able to meet your particular needs. Are you neurodiverse? When I ask this, I’m asking if you are on the spectrum of processing.…

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    Overwhelmed By How To Choose a Counsellor? Part 1

    How to choose a competent listener to help to you navigate your inner world? Most people are usually in a state of emotional distress when they begin totry find a therapist. I imagine those new to the world of counselling being bombarded by a plethora of different modalities – Psycho-dynamic, Person-Centered, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Ideas of these different approaches are often Googled late at night. And thenin my imaginings these ideas compete with advice from well-meaning loved ones. Some therapists specialize in working with certain populations and conditions. Others seem to offer everything to almost everyone.…