Garry Brennan

Hello, and thank you very much for checking out my profile.

It's not easy to ask for help when you are struggling and making that first step in contacting a counsellor can feel daunting. Opening up to a complete stranger can be a real challenge and of course you will be hoping that you will feel understood by the counsellor and more importantly, get on with them. If you have never been to counselling before you will not know what to expect and will be curious as to whether the counsellor's theoretical model and style of communication will fit with the kind of person you are. Therefore, if you are worried that I will sit there staring at you for an hour whilst you do all the work then don't worry. That's not me. My style is more interactive but I predominantly work in a person-centred way which means that I work with what you present and don't follow my own agenda.

I strive from our very first contact, to help you feel at ease and to work in a down to earth and natural way. By offering you respect, understanding and support without judgement, I hope that I can help you grow in confidence and understand more about the roots of your difficulties. Counselling is a collaborative effort and so my aim is to work along side you and to help you 'tell your story' and to assist you in working out what the limitations may be that are stopping you from pursuing a more authentic and meaningful life. The goal should always be what is best for you and I will always work at your pace. 

I have over 20 years experience in a therapeutic setting working with individuals, couples and families covering a range of issues. I have experience of working with depression, attachment issues, anxiety, relationship difficulties, bereavement, sex and sexuality concerns, domestic violence, separation, low self esteem and many other things that are difficult to come to terms with by ourselves. I fully appreciate that paying for counselling and finding time to attend sessions whilst balancing your busy work/life schedules can be difficult and so I work flexibly with regard how often you should attend and at what times. Each session lasts for 60 minutes.


Adoption issues

One area of specialism that I have is in helping those individuals who have been adopted as well as couples who are planning to adopt and those who have already adopted their children. I presently offer adoption support through the Barnardo's.Adoption Agency

I work with all issues surrounding adoption.  Including individuals who have been adopted, couples planning to adopt and couples who already have an adoption placement.I offer adoption support through the Barnardo's Adoption agency.

I charge £50ph for individuals and  £60ph for couples. Sessions are a full 60 minutes.

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