Patience O'neill

About me

I am an experienced counsellor, MBACP and Senior accredited, based in Leamington Spa. I counsel people with issues such as stress, relationships, separation and divorce, low self-confidence, anxiety, depression, bereavement, work relations, redundancy, retirement. I offer a free initial session where we can explore working together.
I work with individuals on an open ended basis, or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it more fully.
About me:
Sector experience: I have worked in education, and in the voluntary sector, for example as a mediator, also as a supervisor for survivors of abuse agency. I find that using one's imagination to find solutions can tap into new energy.
How counselling can help:
I think counselling is an opportunity to share your concerns with a skilled listener so issues become clearer when voiced for another person to hear. The counsellor's role is to help you explore aspects of your situation, towards making changes for the better when you experience difficulties, such as anxiety, facing changes, loss or depression.
Counselling can be short term, focussing on particular worries that are getting in the way of your daily life. It can also be longer term, to explore patterns which have been there for a long time and are now no longer helpful.
When you come for counselling, you can feel a sense of relief in sharing worries with someone outside of your family, social or work circle. You regain perspective and the ability to make your own decisions.