Counselling

What Do Counsellors Offer?

Counsellors are professionally trained to work with people on their personal and emotional issues, including depression and suicide. Counselling is about talking to someone who understands what depression is and what can help. Because everyone is different, a counsellor does not simply dish out advice - the discussions in counselling are aimed at helping you understand what is going on for you and what would help you best.

What to expect from counselling

In the first session you will usually:

• Have an opportunity to ask questions about what is offered,
• Be expected to outline what has brought you to counselling and what you hope to gain,
• Agree a series of meetings, usually weekly, to discuss and work through the depression.

What you say will be kept confidential to the counselling service and will not be discussed with anyone else (except under certain circumstances which will be explained in advance).

A counsellor will aim to help you get an overview of the problem, as well as looking for ways forward.PIPS offer a range of counselling.

• Bereaved counselling
• Young person's counselling
• Crisis counselling

Therapies In partnership with Lifesprings Complimentary Therapies we are able to offer complimentary therapies via Lifeline, this service is provided in house and provides a safe place to let go of physical aches and pains, allowing a sense of relaxation, a space to clear and relax the mind.

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