Sometimes in life we can find ourselves in a situation where we need to talk to someone in absolute confidence, without feeling judged or being advised. During these times we will often find it difficult  to go to family, friends or other people in our community. 
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We may come to realize that we have encountered a situation again and  again and that the outcomes end always in a similar way, that  leaves us unhappy or dissatisfied and with the feeling of needing help to disentangle our thoughts or feelings from our experiences.
 
In situations  where we suffer loss, trauma, abuse or profound unhappiness we need someone who listens to us, who can provide clarity and understanding. In times when we feel we get little understanding or not feeling met in our needs to be listened to or be seen for who we feel we are, we may find the right support  in psychotherapy.

Talking to a psychotherapist / counsellor can help us in our search for a solution to our situation. 
 

In psychotherapy we can experience support in learning about ourselves, our relationships and our need for boundaries. We are facilitated in exploring  ways of who we are, and where we are in the present, what works and what needs to change to make room for change to begin to  trust and belief into our innermost selves. We can explore our relationships to others; we can explore a past that keeps us bound; we can  experience empathy and genuine regard and respect in the healing process.

A psychotherapist has undergone a long training and learned about the human condition to be open, non-judgmental and unconditional to the experience of life in many individual ways.
 

The process of psychotherapy is different to the process of counselling. In counselling the emphasis is less on our unconscious and is focused more on exploring present life situations and experiences, looking for a practical, applicable solution and to have a better understanding of ourselves. 
 

In psychotherapy the deep unconscious drives and motivations, the connections between our emotions, the ways of sensory processing and thinking parts of our brain are looked at and explored in the therapeutic process, as we all have the underlying reasons and experiences that have influenced our lives and life-scripts and shaped our awareness about ourselves.
 

The psychotherapist is in close contact with a supervisor to facilitate the mental and emotional processes that the therapist experiences during sessions and the impact it has on the therapist and his/her/their work.