I've been described as a corporate, rugby-playing, beer-swilling pig.
Sessions have been described as a bit of a pub chat but with a purpose, namely addressing root causes for long term sustainable change, rather than putting on a temporary plaster
I offer empathy, compassion and have strong ethics and morals based on the principle of simply 'doing the right thing', but that doesn't mean I won't call you out on bullshit..! All of this will be deeply rooted in philosophy and theory learned primarily from really broad life experiences and reinforced in a 4 year MSc in Psychotherapy
All I can be is authentic and genuine - if we meet, I will be in my shorts, barefoot and the kettle will be on
If I'm not right for you, thanks for your time.
Curious to find out more? make contact and/or look at the 4 minute video on my website - https://blokecounselling.com/therapy-overview-video
My paper qualification is an MSc in Psychotherapy. That took 4 years and involved lots of reading, writing and discussion about the theory and philosophy that form the important basis of what therapy is all about.
The most valuable training is life (see video on my website) and my diverse experience managing teams in Moscow, living in a mud hut in the African bush and more. As I was reading for my MSc, I could draw from my life experiences and join lots of dots.
That facilitated my understanding and importantly, my application of the theory to real life and capacity to explain it in lay terms.
The MSc included 160 hours of my own therapy. I'm comfortable with the uncomfortable, whatever that might be...
For me, it's not necessarily what 'wrong' with you, it's more about what's 'happened' and how you have responded.
Depression, anger, anxiety, alcohol, infidelity etc are often a response to what's happened.
Rather than focusing on the response, my approach is to consider the response and the cause, whatever that might be.
Importantly, I place emphasis on you being the expert on you - my role is to help you explore what's happened and how you've responded.
We can't change what's happened, but we can facilitate change so that you respond differently...