Adult Counselling
Samantha Whelan Counselling and Psychotherapy Service offers a comprehensive and dedicated adult counselling service that prioritises its clients' mental well-being and personal growth.
With our skilled and compassionate therapist, Samantha Whelan, the service is committed to providing a safe and non-judgmental space where adults can explore their emotions, challenges, and life experiences. Tailored to meet individual needs, the counselling sessions employ various evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including: Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Integrative Sandplay Therapy.
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Whether clients seek support for anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or other concerns, the adult counselling service at Samantha Whelan aims to foster resilience, enhance self-awareness, and equip clients with practical coping skills to navigate life's complexities with confidence and empowerment. The service acknowledges the uniqueness of each individual's journey with a client-centred approach, ensuring they receive personalised attention and support on their path to emotional well-being and personal transformation.
Why might you need adult counselling services?
Relationship and Family Difficulties
I am here to help guide you through relationship & family struggles. There are many reasons why you may need adult counselling services, such as:
➧Relationship issues and how we are managing them
➧Relationship breakups
➧Exploring your sexuality
➧Separation divorce
➧Adolescents and parents breakups
➧Coping with a family member who is in addiction
A relationship breakup can be really tough to deal with, especially if there are children involved. Acceptance of the break up is usually the first steps, then dealing with the hurt and anger. It is a loss regardless of the reasons or who wanted the breakup, however, the two people still have to deal with each other whilst separating, especially if arrangements for children have to be made. Or it can also be improving a relationship and how we communicate in it.
Bereavement & Loss
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➧The grieving process
➧Coping with a family member or partner who is dying
➧The loss of a family member, child or partner
➧The loss of a pet
It is not just the loss of a loved one that we have to deal with in the grieving process; it is also dealing with the change in your situation after they have passed away and managing that situation. Loss can come in many forms and are unique to each person.
Anxiety and Stress
Anxiety and stress are very common issues and can be handled in many different ways.
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➧Work situations changing
➧Anxiety attacks / Panic attacks
➧Unemployment
➧Social Anxiety
➧Depression
➧Sleeping difficulties
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➧Pressure and stress at work
➧Pressure and stress of daily life
➧Work place bullying
➧Gender confusion and identity sexuality
Daily Life
To give you guidance through daily life struggles. Sometimes it is not a big distressing life event that happens to us, sometimes life just becomes difficult and you may feel lost, low mood, anxious, fretting and worrying about life, people and situations. You may feel alone even when surrounded by people and are not seeing or feeling any joy or contentedness in your life. The past can also affect how we are in our life now. For some people they seem like they just let the past go and it does not affect their life now, for others the past can creep up and affect them when they feel they are not looking. The past is unique to each individual and if you look upon it as a pressure cooker pot, there may be stuff at the bottom of the pot from our past and if we are under pressure in our life now, the bottom of the pot boils up and makes the contents of the pot spill over into our present life, sometimes in situations when we really don’t want it to spill over. This is because we have not made peace with our past. Making peace with our past is really sorting it in our head and in our hearts, mentally, physically and emotionally.
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What age is our adult counselling services catered to?
At Samantha Whelan Counselling and Psychotherapy Service, we cater our adult counselling services to adults at any stage of life. We ensure that all clients of any age receive the counselling services needed to help resolve any issues you may be having within your day-to-day life.