These areas might be suited to a counselling approach:
 

• Anxiety

• Choosing children/ fostering /adopting, or choosing none of these

• Connectedness and intimacy

• Coping with the impact of Covid / Long Covid or other health issues

• Trauma

• Coping with living abroad

• Coping with winter/SAD

• Self harm

• Developing self-compassion

• Regulating emotions

• Damaging habits or addictions: food, gambling, etc.

• Exploring your anger, anxiety, sadness and other feelings

• Exploring your sexuality

• Facing the end of life

• Developing healthier boundaries

• Finding new perspectives

• Finding meaning in your life

• Grief / Loss – people and pets

• Health anxiety

• Highly Sensitive People: traits and qualities

• Loneliness

• Loss of work, home, identities, health, relationships, children

• Low mood / Depression

• Parenthood

• Processing the impact of early trauma

• Improving the quality of your relationships

• Stop condemning yourself and replace that with self acceptance

• Strengthening your voice / being heard

• Making difficult but necessary decisions

 

These areas may warrant more of a coaching approach:
 

• Lifestyle changes / habits

• Starting that project you’ve been meaning to work on

• Coping with change in your life

• Defining success and meaning for yourself

• Developing confidence, self esteem and a positive body image

• Developing your spirituality

• Finding the motivation to move yourself into action

• Finding your career direction

• Finding your purpose in life, and your potential to make a contribution to the world

• Fulfilling your potential in the work place

• Introducing more fun into your life

• Maintaining momentum for study

• Managing stress and finding ways to relax

• Managing your energy and time

• Overcoming blocks and moving towards your goals

• Reviewing your life and your priorities

• Setting up as self employed

• Making new friends, dating and finding a partner