The anonymised feedback below is from different clients I have worked with from the age of 13 - 84.

 

"Thank you for your kindness. I have discovered so much about myself in our sessions and I have already begun to make the changes I now know I want in my life." 

 

"Thank you for providing a safe and supportive space for me to rant, cry, think and explore my fears and emotions. I do now feel equipped to face the challenges ahead of which I am sure there will be many."

 

"Our sessions have helped me to look at things I've locked away in boxes."

 

"I have always told myself and others that I am invincible and that I am fine. Our sessions have helped me to to realise that I can't always cope on my own. I have begun to share my worries with others and to ask them for their help."

 

"It has been really helpful to have this safe space to offload. I know it's given my friends a break."

 

"Thank you for caring and listening to me talk about my different problems. I have been able to trust you and feel confident to share difficult times in my life with you."

 

"I feel a huge sense of relief after coming to talk to you. It's like something has lifted. My concentration has really improved."

 

"I generally feel happier now. It's been good having someone to talk to. Like taking a weight off my shoulders. I feel much fresher after a session. I am enjoying going into school now and seeing my friends."

 

"It feels so good to have someone to talk to about how I feel and to not have to listen to them about how they feel. I can come and talk to you about everything and then I can leave you behind and I don't have to think about you. It's really helping me."

 

"These sessions have helped me to realise that I can set boundaries with other people and I can make decisions."

 

"I never realised how much having someone to listen to me could help me. I never thought I needed counselling, but it's wonderful. I can talk to you about anything. It's a shame I didn't come 3 years ago. I am talking more freely now. Counselling has released something in me. I have never spoken to anyone about my own death before. Thinking about it kept me up at night. I don't worry in the same way now. I am sleeping better. I have contacted people I've not spoken to for years and they're so glad to hear from me. It's slowed my thinking down. I no longer run at problems. I stop and think. It's been great."

 

"These sessions have been helpful. I have found you easy to talk to."

 

"It's been good to have somewhere I can talk about my dad's illness without squashing the mood with my friends"

 

"I've realised I need to prioritise myself more and I need to communicate with others."

 

"You have been interested in me and in my life. You have listened carefully to me and really tried to understand my life and my culture and what is important to me."

 

"It's felt calm talking to you. I used to be dead angry about everything before I came here but now I feel more able to control it. It's been good to talk to someone outside school."

 

"I have really enjoyed these sessions. I feel like a blockage has been moved. I can talk about all of my loss now, I didn't want to before. I can say what I need to to others now."