Kind Words from Clients
I'd really just like to say a huge thank you. Our sessions have been hugely helpful, and I feel I've made more progress in 9 months with you than I made in 4 years of therapy I've had previously. I came to you at a time when I was finding lots of things difficult, including family and friendship issues, bereavement, and sexuality. Right from the off, you helped me feel comfortable and confident to talk about these issues. You have a lovely warmth and patience that invites openness, but you do also challenge and push me where you see contradictions or issues in the things I'm saying, and it's those times that you've challenged me in a gentle way that has opened the door to me seeing things in a new light. You've helped me set myself small, manageable goals, and our sessions motivated me to push myself forward. Particularly, I'm grateful for you moving me away from seeing things and people as 'fixed', and instead going with the flow and embracing the swings and roundabouts of life. Also, you've given me tools to have much more positive meaningful exchanges with my close relationships, rather than coming at it from a transactional perspective, and I sense that so long as I can hold this idea, it will have a huge impact on how I interact with those closest to me. ES, 34
I'd really just like to say a huge thank you. Our sessions have been hugely helpful, and I feel I've made more progress in 9 months with you than I made in 4 years of therapy I've had previously. I came to you at a time when I was finding lots of things difficult, including family and friendship issues, bereavement, and sexuality. Right from the off, you helped me feel comfortable and confident to talk about these issues. You have a lovely warmth and patience that invites openness, but you do also challenge and push me where you see contradictions or issues in the things I'm saying, and it's those times that you've challenged me in a gentle way that has opened the door to me seeing things in a new light. You've helped me set myself small, manageable goals, and our sessions motivated me to push myself forward. Particularly, I'm grateful for you moving me away from seeing things and people as 'fixed', and instead going with the flow and embracing the swings and roundabouts of life. Also, you've given me tools to have much more positive meaningful exchanges with my close relationships, rather than coming at it from a transactional perspective, and I sense that so long as I can hold this idea, it will have a huge impact on how I interact with those closest to me. ES, 34
After several months and sessions, my experience of therapy with Deborah can only be described as extremely positive. Throughout the entire process, we managed to address both immediate and long-term mental health issues. The work with Deborah on processing trauma and understanding my own emotions is the most thorough and valuable I have ever done in my experience with therapy. Deborah has a clear and kind way of addressing and explaining different situations and, even though the sessions were led by the material I brought, I always felt guided. RR, 27
Deborah has been a source of enormous comfort throughout our time working together. We have built a strong foundation of trust that has helped me to make massive changes in my life, from managing loss to navigating challenging relationship dynamics. In a relatively short time, I have a stronger mindset and I am more hopeful about the areas of my life I once thought I could not change. LH, 24
My attitude towards life has completely turned around since starting my sessions with Deborah. I came to Deborah as a broken person who had lost every ounce of self-worth and happiness. Only through the care, understanding, listening skills and communication skills from Deborah have I gained a much healthier outlook and perspective on life, we covered my past in a lot of depth, covered my issues, covered recurring issues and even talked about what my steps would be if those situations arose again. I noticed the change within myself in a few months and it only got better and better to the point now where I'm a much more positive / empowered person and that is not something I could of imagined when I first started these sessions. I am a completely different person now to who I was when I started. Honestly I can’t thank Deborah enough. SB, 28
I came to Deborah broken hearted, sad and not knowing which way to go. I had lost my direction in life. I knew that I wanted to feel happy once again but didn't know how. Thank you, Deborah. I found myself again and feel stronger than I was even before the trauma that I brought to you appeared. You unearthed experiences that I had encountered throughout my life which had been buried for many years. We worked together to help come to terms and no longer blame myself. Through using more words and to speak more, say how I feel, open up, I now have the support of those around me. JR, 57
Having reflected on my initial counselling goals, I feel as though I have worked through them. Your input has been so valuable in helping me to reflect further and see things from different perspectives. I am very grateful and appreciative of your input over the last few months – I really felt like I have been able to ‘unlock’ some parts of me which I have historically struggled with, and have been able to take a lot away in terms of helpful tools and issues to keep working on in the future. ST, 27