So, why would you call a counsellor?Honestly, its your girlfriends who are your greatest counsellors (and by girlfriends we mean your sisters, mums, aunties and ... those amazingly exceptional men). You know, the ones who sit opposite you and listen to the deepest and tender parts of your soul. The ones who challenge your unworthy moments and speak their truth when you need it.
Your closest friends, the ones who love you, are your way show-ers and your healing lights. And sometimes they’re not because sometimes they can't be. Sometimes their lives are too busy, stretched, joyful, occupied or sad to give you the time and attention you need. Sometimes your confusion, anxiety, fear, insecurity or pain, feels too much like a burden to be dumped on them again and sometimes you feel just too ashamed to share. Sometimes your pain is too close to their pain or joy, to be seen with clarity. So, you choose to stay silent and carry your pain alone · That reactive part of your temper that flares over the same issue, over and over. · The same disaster that happens at every family get together. · That compulsive fear that keeps you anxious and secretly obsessing.
· That deep scar hidden under layers of denial or behind the mask of Perfect You. · That moment of regret that turned your self-talk to cruelty and your self worth to mush. So like an aeroplane without a safe place to land, you develop an emotional holding pattern, because that is all you can do, sit and hold, your deepest wounds. There are two reasons to pick up the phone and call a counsellor: 1. You need to talk to someone you can completely trust - right now AND 2.You need someone to give you support and insight, while skillfully helping you see what you just can't see. Being heard is an intrinsically human need, from babyhood to eldership we all can't do without it. Recognising your limitations is a sign of maturity, but asking for support while feeling vulnerable is an act of true courage. Also sometimes when life deals unexpected and challenging blows you can get caught in emotional waters that seem too huge to swim out of, or you can get so used to the struggle, you don't recognise you are drowning. Counselling can mentor the good stuff to get better and the hard stuff of life to transform. At innerShe counselling you’ll find the kind heart of a great girlfriend with the boundaries, skills and qualifications of a counselling professional.
Click here to read the three situations that urgently require counselling intervention or assistance.
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