Counselling and therapy in a safe, and private setting in the Village area of East Kilbride

Becoming a Therapeutic Counsellor was not something that was particularly on my remit, although I have always liked to help others as part of my core values, in one way or another. It was only when a counselling career was suggested by a friend that I thought more seriously about my training. This was when I realised, that although I had good heart to help others, I was doing this from my perspective.

My counselling training has taught me an invaluable lesson in letting people be themselves, and understanding that my perspective will always be different from theirs. As I started to learn that we all have different backgrounds and experience, I became curious about my own negative perception of myself, where this had come from and how this had developed. I realised this had been from my own adverse childhood experience. Challenging this negative self perception was where change and growth really took place for me. I slowly learned how to 'love' myself, be compassionate towards myself and my experience which ultimately led to self acceptance. This was a whole new concept to me, and a significant contrast from low self esteem, low self confidence and anxiety. Something I had never thought possible.

I am now a fully qualified Counsellor within East Kilbride, and accredited to the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy. I still carry my core value of helping others, however today this comes from a much healthier place of valuing others and being able to respect that their own experience will always be different to my own.