{"id":12,"date":"2023-11-28T20:10:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T20:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/?p=12"},"modified":"2023-11-30T12:51:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:51:44","slug":"overwhelmed-by-how-to-choose-a-counsellor-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/28\/overwhelmed-by-how-to-choose-a-counsellor-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwhelmed By How To Choose a Counsellor? Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to choose a competent listener to help to you navigate your inner world<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most people are usually in a state of emotional distress when they begin to
try find a therapist. I imagine those new to the world of counselling being bombarded by a plethora of different modalities \u2013 Psycho-dynamic<\/a>, Person-Centered<\/a>, Gestalt<\/a>, Transactional Analysis<\/a> and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideas of these different approaches are often Googled late at night. And then
in my imaginings these ideas compete with advice from well-meaning loved ones. Some therapists specialize in working with certain populations and conditions. Others seem to offer everything to almost everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to choose?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"beach,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Does one match your malaise with a methodology that is proven to help eradicate it\u2019s symptoms?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone that works for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find someone who can help you. Someone you can trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A friend who worked as a psychotherapist said something that has always stuck with me: \u201cIt\u2019s often not what their counselling approach is, it\u2019s about how you connect with them. If you feel like they\u2019re on a similar wavelength to you.\u201dI felt much more reassured and empowered with this knowledge. As though I couldn’t really go wrong, I could trust my intuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to choose a competent listener to help to you navigate your inner world? Most people are usually in a state of emotional distress when they begin totry find a therapist. I imagine those new to the world of counselling being bombarded by a plethora of different modalities \u2013 Psycho-dynamic, Person-Centered, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Ideas of these different approaches are often Googled late at night. And thenin my imaginings these ideas compete with advice from well-meaning loved ones. Some therapists specialize in working with certain populations and conditions. Others seem to offer everything to almost everyone. How to choose? Does one match your malaise with a methodology that is proven to help eradicate it\u2019s symptoms? Someone that works for you. Find someone who can help you. Someone you can trust. A friend who worked as a psychotherapist said something that has always stuck with me: \u201cIt\u2019s often not what their counselling approach is, it\u2019s about how you connect with them. If you feel like they\u2019re on a similar wavelength to you.\u201dI felt much more reassured and empowered with this knowledge. As though I couldn’t really go wrong, I could trust my intuition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mental-health-tips","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704.jpg",1280,853,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704-1024x682.jpg",960,639,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704.jpg",1280,853,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704.jpg",1280,853,false],"graceful-slider-full-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704.jpg",1024,682,false],"graceful-full-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704.jpg",1140,760,false],"graceful-column-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704.jpg",495,330,false],"graceful-small-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/beach-sand-sea-8401704.jpg",75,50,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Michael McGovern","author_link":"https:\/\/www.keystone-counselling-edinburgh.com\/blog\/author\/keystonecounsellingedinburgh_rq5dsm\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"How to choose a competent listener to help to you navigate your inner world? 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