Richard Dealler Counselling

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When you are suffering with psychological or emotional distress, counselling offers a non-judgemental safe space. One client I worked with described it as a “safe haven.” When we are hurting, faced with the storms and travails that sometimes overwhelm us in life, a safe haven may be just what we need. It offers respite, a place we can feel seen heard and understood, welcomed as we are without judgement, guided and supported to find our way through difficult experiences which we may be finding frightening and unmanageable.

In a culture which often seems to advocate only showing the positive, happy, fulfilled parts of our lives, our suffering and distress can feel like evidence of our own deficiency and failure, to be denied and hidden, or we might feel we should manage our difficulties alone adding to our sense of isolation and inadequacy. Thus, we can be most self-punishing and ashamed, at the very time we need compassion and acceptance.

There is no shame in asking for help. Just as when we break a leg, we know that going to hospital will support the healing process, so when we are suffering psychological or emotional distress, we may need professional support to see us through.

Making that first step to reach out for help can be a challenge, but I encourage you to get in touch, whether with me or someone else. Finding the right help is key. I believe that it is in the quality of the relationship that we find the nourishment and strength to face and tend the wounded and vulnerable parts of ourselves. To support you in this process, I offer a free confidential initial conversation over the phone or a short initial face to face consultation, where I will introduce myself and we can discuss ways in which I may be of service in offering trustworthy counselling support.