Relate Trained and Qualified - BACP Registered Practitioner

Confidential Relationship Counselling

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Where will the meetings take place?

A. Meetings take place in a private counselling room in Faversham, Kent. Clients often find that it is easier to discuss their feelings in a neutral venue. For clients with disabilities, it may be possible to arrange for the meetings to be held in a more convenient venue.

Q. How many meetings are likely to be needed?

A. Meetings usually take place on a weekly basis, each meeting lasting an hour. The number of meetings required will depend upon individual circumstances. I generally suggest to clients that we meet for an initial appointment and at the end of this exploratory meeting it is usually possible to have a better sense of how long the counselling will take and to arrange meetings to suit individual requirements and circumstances.

Q. My partner has already decided that I am entirely in the wrong, I am worried that counselling may become an extention of the divisions already experienced at home?

One of the benefits of counselling is that the counsellor remains impartial and does not take sides. The meetings are an opportunity for both partners to talk about how they feel and to discover how they each might contribute towards resolving the difficulties they are experiencing.

Q. My partner has flatly refused counselling, can it be of any help if I attend alone?

A. Yes, if your partner doesn't want to come for counselling, it can still be helpful for you to come alone. It is an opportunity for you to talk about your feelings and about the relationship and this often helps in dealing with your personal emotions as well seeking solutions to your joint problems.

Q. Our relationship has already ended but I am finding great difficulty in coming to terms with it. Is there anything you can do to help?

A. Yes, coming to terms with the ending of a relationship is difficult. Counselling helps make sense of why the relationship has come to an end and offers help and support in dealing with the feelings that you are left with.

Q. Do you offer counselling for other forms of crisis?

A. Yes, in addition to relationship counselling I also offer counselling for most other forms of crisis, particularly bereavement, work place stress and bullying, and trauma support following life threatening or disturbing incidents such as road traffic accidents or support for victims of crime.