Colin Wilson BACP Accred

About me

From over 22 years experience as a BACP Accredited counsellor, 15 years as a supervisor and trainer,  working privately and with organisations, I have developed 4 guiding principles as a way of working:-

Recognising your many dimensions - Together, you and I pay attention to what you think, feel and do, and who you are in body, mind and spirit, whatever that might mean to you. While you may well feel stuck at this moment in your life, in fact, one of our aims together will be to help you rediscover some of your own resourcefulness and wisdom.

Being non-judgemental - My role is not to act as a judge but to offer you a safe space. Our task is to explore and find a healing response to what you find most difficult in your life. Working like this together is based on a deep sense of mutual respect, and an acknowledgement of how hard it is to talk about what truly troubles us. Exploring what makes you feel vulnerable is a sign of strength!

Being Creative and Dynamic - Finding how to be happier in your life means that you need to be able to explore new thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Our sessions provide an ideal space for this. We can draw on a wide range of ideas and techniques to find what’s best for you. You can take what has been most helpful to you from our sessions, and use and expand upon that learning in your day to day life.

Being open to learning- Part of my role is to help you acquire new knowledge and skills. This can be an especially important and valuable element if you come as a couple to work with me. Through the counselling process people often become aware of fixed ways of being and rigid thinking patterns and begin to move toward an open mindedness that embraces change.

From my training and substantial experience in using different counselling approaches. in discussion with you, we find approaches which best suit you and your situation..

I also enjoy working as a supervisor and supporting other professionals practice, whether as trainees or highly experienced.

I work in Penzance and Truro.

For further information please visit one of my websites: http://counsellingpenzance.co.uk or    http://counselling-truro.co.uk