Counselling and Psychotherapy in Nottingham and Beeston
With Chris and Sarah Codman
Therapy sessions are confidential, what is expressed in the room stays there. In addition, client’s privacy and anonymity is protected. There are however some important exceptions to this which fall into two main categories.
The first is if a client were thought to be a danger to self and/or others. In these extreme and highly unusual cases it may be necessary to contact other authorities, this would be done in consultation with the client.
The second category is supervision. Ethical practice requires a therapist to be in supervision with an experienced practitioner so that issues relating to client work can be reviewed and explored. Where client material is presented in supervision, the client details are anonymised to preserve the client’s privacy and the supervision itself is bound by the same levels of confidentiality that apply to client work.
The short answer is no. What we aim to do is help you identify what your needs are, develop strategies for meeting those needs and support to take action. In doing this, we may help you enlarge the scope of the options available to you by making suggestions if appropriate. The implication of each alternative course of action can then be explored. In so doing there is greater confidence in achieving the desired result.
Will I become dependant on therapy?
In our philosophy of therapy, we are clear that we have an aim to help our clients develop their ability to support themselves ie increase their self support, and thus be able to live more autonomously. People who are able to support themselves are able to draw on whatever resources are necessary to deal with their lives and this may mean asking for appropriate help or have contact with other supportive people. This is in contrast to people who are self reliant: ie try to do everything themselves.
In our philosophy of therapy, we are clear that we have an aim to help our clients develop their ability to support themselves ie increase their self support, and thus be able to live more autonomously. People who are able to support themselves are able to draw on whatever resources are necessary to deal with their lives and this may mean asking for appropriate help or have contact with other supportive people. This is in contrast to people who are self reliant: ie try to do everything themselves.
CBT as its name implies is concerned with changing a persons thinking and behaviour. In the therapy that we offer we have an holistic approach in which thinking, feeling, emotions, behaviour and spirituality are all attended to. Where appropriate CBT approaches are used but we are not limited by these. In addition, many people who seek therapy have relationship issues which we believe can only be resolved by working in a relationship with a therapist
Emphatically not. Whilst many of our client’s have had difficult childhoods or ones where their parents for a variety of reasons could not meet their developmental needs adequately, it is now as adults that we have to change. This means taking responsibility for ourselves now. Childhood may have left us with unresolved feelings which we could not adequately express at the time and these may require working through. Rather than blaming parents, we encourage our clients to become more empowered to make their life more fulfilling.
At the present time, anyone in this country with a minimum of training can set themselves up as a counsellor or indeed a psychotherapist. The two major professional organisations in this country, the UKCP and the BACP have a register of members. For members to be fully registered they have to undertake a recognised, substantive training program and agree to abide by the organisation’s code of ethics.