Individual Therapy
We all have problems.
We all have opportunities.
At times, we all need support.
Sometimes life is hard and it can be difficult to know how to turn things around. Life stresses, anxiety and the feelings from difficult relationships can all interfere with our ability to think. It is challenging to imagine and plan for a better future.
Therapy can be a helpful resource at these times.
Therapy and counselling offer an opportunity for you to focus on you, your relationships and your concerns. A therapist can act as a mirror, a sounding board, a support person, a trusted ally. We can offer emotional support, psychological insight, alternative thinking and another point of view.
Each therapeutic dyad is individual, because each client is different. But what they all have in common is that the therapy is private, confidential and just for the benefit of the client.
My job is to help you find out what it is that you need. With the right support, you will be able to find your path towards more stability, joy and fulfilment in life.
Therapy is a unique relationship and unlike normal relationships, it is just for you.
“Hold onto the relationship and reach around the misunderstandings”.
Couples Therapy
It can feel impossible to hold onto love, friendship and companionship when other feelings enter a relationship. There are many reasons to lose sight of shared hopes and values. Irresolvable conflicts, misunderstandings, withdrawals, silences, no-go areas, boredom, an affair, ill health, financial pressures and past traumas all put stress on a couple.
Couple therapy helps you to unpack what stands in the way of you flourishing together. It’s a chance to find the specific words to be heard and understood by your partner and to listen to what your partner wants you to know about them. Creating a strong couple creates stability for the two of you and any children or joint ventures.
Learning to speak from our own point of view, whilst thinking of another's perspective, helps to improve communication. There is no need to wait for a crisis - couple therapy can be used to deepen intimacy, rediscover connection and engage with joy. It offers tools for development and growth, as well as tools for repair.
With support, issues that feel irresolvable can be unpicked, straightened out and laid to rest. Strength and resilience can be found.
Couple therapy provides the structure and guidance to deepen understanding so that you can be more than two individuals standing together - a new partnership can emerge, or an old one be restored.
One plus one equals not two, but three. Me and You and Us.
Get in touch
Please feel free to contact me via the contact form or directly by email at lynneholmes@icloud.com if you have any questions or would like to arrange an initial appointment.