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Emotional support and guidance is often necessary during times of loss or other difficult life events. Here we look at supportive counselling and how to get treatment.
Supportive conversations aim to provide emotional support and guidance. These can be held by different types of professionals, such as psychologists, therapists, counsellors, or other qualified support people such as deacons. These sessions often focus on helping individuals deal with different types of challenges, such as stress, grief, relationship difficulties, mental health problems or life crises.
Although different from in-depth psychotherapy, the goal of counselling is to listen and provide tools and strategies to manage and improve the situation.
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Supportive counselling includes different elements which can include:
Support sessions are flexible and can be adapted to the individual’s unique needs and situation. They can be particularly helpful during periods of crisis or change, or when someone is experiencing challenges in their daily life.
Counselling can help with various conditions such as:
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A main difference between the two is that psychological treatment, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), often has a longer intervention that is more focused on certain problem patterns or conditions.
In psychotherapy, a thorough assessment is made before the treatment starts, and uses processes and tools that have been shown to give good results in research. Research has shown that counselling is effective but psychotherapists can provide better and more specific treatment with more sustainable results over time.
Supportive counselling can be provided by various professionals such as coaches, counsellors and curators, while psychological treatment or psychotherapy is provided by licensed persons such as psychologists or psychotherapists.
Lavendla has a team of therapists and psychologists with experience in counselling. Book an initial session today through our website to see how they can help you. We aim to make the difficult easier.
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Choose a 45, 60, or 90-minute session, or a package, providing flexibility and control over the duration and intensity.
Counselling is a conversation aimed at providing emotional support and guidance.
Counselling can be given by different types of professionals, such as psychologists, therapists, counsellors, or other people such as deacons.
These sessions often focus on helping individuals deal with different types of challenges, such as stress, grief, relationship difficulties, mental health problems or life crises.
Treatment time depends on the individual but is usually short, from one to a few sessions. If you need longer treatment, you can attend psychological treatment to get more in-depth help.
Supportive counselling involves active listening and empathy, with a focus on understanding without judgement. It can include problem-solving and strategy development, help with processing difficult emotions such as grief and stress, and focus on personal development and goal achievement.
Supportive counselling builds on the relationship between the therapist and client to help the client through a crisis or other situation where support is necessary.
Lavendla has a team of experienced therapists and psychologists who provide counselling online via video conference.
Supportive counselling is helpful for minor events, but if you have a long-term problem that doesn’t go away after a few sessions, you may want to seek psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy treatment usually carries on longer, is more focused, and is carried out by more qualified professionals.
A crisis is often a short-term difficult, unpredictable situation that poses a significant threat to the well-being, stability or functioning of an individual or group. It usually passes after a few weeks, but you may need support or treatment.
Lavendla’s experienced psychologists and therapists offer counseling. Simply book an initial session through our website. In an acute mental health crisis, call 111 or visit 111.nhs.uk immediately.
Supportive counselling is designed to provide individuals with emotional support and guidance. Here are the basic steps of supporting counselling:
It is important to note that counselling is tailored to each individual’s unique needs and circumstances, and the process may vary depending on the situation.