Veronique Briant Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

About me

Living our lives with awareness, possibilities and hope, gives us the tools to consider change. Sometimes we choose change and other times we have change imposed on us - both can be challenging.

You do not necessarily have to be in distress to benefit from counselling. You may be looking for an impartial, non-judgemental and confidential space to discuss issues on your mind. On the other hand, you may have reached a crisis point in an area of your life and need a safe place to talk through what is happening for you.

My aim is to help you identify where you have 'learned' behaviours and build awareness. As you paint the picture of your life and what you have experienced, we can work together to see how you envisage the future. How is life for you now? How would you like it to be?

I am dedicated to supporting you on your journey and will ensure that your goals are kept clear and front of mind. As a humanistic, integrative counsellor I recognise you are unique and will hear you describe how your life experience has affected where you are now. I work with adults of all ages, genders and diverse backgrounds.

I work in a warm and engaged way and my private practice is focussed on working with couples and individuals. Depending on your circumstances and needs I can work to various models including: 'brief therapy' - designed to a short term model and 'solution-focussed' therapy - which is goal-orientated and time-specific (used regularly for businesses and their employees/national EAP providers).

I am particularly interested in issues relating to:

• Family and relationships: building relationships, creating family and managing difficult relationships. I see individuals, couples and family groups.
• Building self-esteem: experiences of loneliness, self-doubt, distrust and uncertainty.
• Anxiety, depression and anger: including panic, phobias, worry-loops and self-harm.
• Addiction: self-harming patterns of behaviour. I also work with 'Adult Children of Alcoholics/Addicts.'
• Career stress: managing work-life balance, stress at work, career issues, redundancy and change. I work with various local and national organisations as part of their EAP (employee assistance programmes) to support employees.
• Identity and roles: mid-life questions, divorce and separation, community, menopause and sexuality.

My Approach

As an integrative counsellor, I bring together a combination of different theories and models and use various techniques to support clients on their journey.  I will hold the space to explore what you are looking to achieve.

You may wish to talk through what's on your mind or maybe you have a goal? Maybe you are not sure what you are looking for, but have a sense of unease and want to use counselling to identify what needs your attention. Some clients feel they have lost their way and counselling offers time and space to evaluate options.

Whatever your situation, we can identify in your early sessions, whether some brief therapy, or longer term counselling will suit you. Typically, sessions are once weekly at the same time each week.