Harriet Elsom Counselling

Sessions
Usually we will agree to meet once a week at the same time and on the same day. Consistency and regularity is important in therapy. I can offer some flexibility where needed, but we would agree a session for you and both commit to that as far as possible.

We’ll also discuss whether you would like to work short or longer term.

Short term work might be more appropriate to work with a specific concern in the present, or perhaps you need support during a period of grief and loss. Much can be explored in a relatively short time.

Longer term work allows more space for deeper exploration to attend to more complex issues that stem from childhood and need time to work through while being kind to yourself.

It’s not unusual at the outset to not know what you need, and that can be part of the work together. Some people will have a clear idea of what they want to work on and that may change; others will not know where to start and that is a place to start. There is no ‘right’ way.