People pursue counselling and psychotherapy for many different reasons. Some people seek help in dealing with a major life event such as divorce, bereavement or redundancy. Others can seek help with the psychological effects of abuse. Many people seek help with emotional problems such as generalised anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, lack of motivation or feelings of being out of touch with the world in general.
Psychotherapy won’t work for everyone; one has to be in the right place in one’s mind, one has to stumble on a good therapist and be in a position to give the process due time and care. That said, with a fair wind, psychotherapy also has the chance to be the best thing we ever get around to doing. (The School of Life 2019)
People seek help for many different reasons.
Life events
- Abortion
- Adoption
- Bereavement
- Loss of a child
- Mid-life crisis
- Miscarriage
- Pregnancy
- Post-natal depression
- Redundancy
- Retirement
- Unemployment
Emotional difficulties
- Abuse
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- General anxiety
- Distorted body image
- Depression
- Binge eating
- Emotional abuse
- Eating disorders
- Feeling chaotic
- Feeling lonely
- Feeling shut-off
- Finding social situations difficult
- Low self-esteem
- Lack of self-confidence
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Physical abuse
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Sexual abuse
- Suicidal thoughts
Health Issues
- Disability
- Acute and chronic illness
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME)
Difficult relationships
- Abusive relationships
- Affairs
- Betrayal
- Bullying
- Disagreements
- Divorce
- Ending a difficult relationship
- Family problems
- Marital problems
- Parenting problems
- Separation
Work issues
- Bullying in the workplace
- Coping with additional responsibilities
- Difficulty getting on with colleagues
- Feeling out of comfort zone
- Job dissatisfaction
- Need to be more assertive
- Redundancy
- Unhealthy life/work balance
- Work related stress
