Sharon Green Counselling for Leatherhead & Guildford

About the Therapy
As an integrative psychotherapeutic therapist, I work in a flexible way with you, drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches to meet your individual needs. The theoretical approaches I work with are Psychodynamic and Humanistic (Person Centred, Gestalt and Existential). I also practice the Solution focused approach.

Clients will at times ask how long they will need to be in counselling. There is no prescriptive answer; it will depend on the support you feel you need and the issues that you are bringing. I can work with you in a short term (six to twelve week) solution-focused framework, or on a longer term, open ended time frame. I generally recommend that we meet for a number of sessions and then review the therapy to decide how we move forward.

Sessions take place on a weekly basis, which supports the building of trust and containment in the therapeutic space, also the effectiveness of the counselling process.

How it works
The quality of the relationship between counsellor and client is central to integrative therapy and the process of healing. As trust develops between client and therapist, the client is able to reflect on difficult, or painful experiences, with the counsellor alongside, providing non-judgmental and empathic presence and support, offering new perspectives and helping the client to gain insight into the ways in which their difficulties are connected to life experiences, life choices, or the ways in which they relate to others.

Some Benefits of Counselling