Jonathan Hayward

In counselling, you do most of the talking: you are the best-informed person about yourself, after all. My part is first to listen fully, carefully, without judgment and with openness to your situation, and to reflect back clearly what I hear. This first stage may do some of the heavy lifting by itself . What happens next can take a variety of different routes; whether long or short term work is entered into, mutual agreement and respect are central. There can be a variety of approaches; here and now using the body, creative interventions, or a sharing of theoretical understanding. Either way, we aim to get to the heart of the matter, shining your own wisdom, sanity, and capacity for love on the situation you have brought.