Brigid Errington

I currently have availability online and face to face on a Tuesday afternoon and evening Wednesday and Thursday mornings. I off a short phone call to explore working with me where we could discuss alternative times if the time you are looking for isn't shown.

I am an experienced and accredited Counsellor working both online and face to face from Holt Consulting Rooms. I work with both adults and young people over 13. I have experience in counselling people with anxiety depression and stress whether that is from work, relationships or life in general. My experience with young people covers exam stress, friendship issues, issues with school and self harm.   I am here to listen and understand, to support you with whatever is troubling you at this time. Together we will find a way through.

I support people who want to understand themselves better and begin to develop more self-compassion and less self-judgement. To know how to make better choices and be able to speak up for themselves.

Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and a lack of confidence can all feel impossible to overcome. They can feel like you, rather than something you are experiencing. It can be easy to fall into the belief there is something wrong with you, rather than you are doing the best you can to cope with something.

I am an integrative counsellor, through my training in different approaches I have flexibility in how we work together. Through the safe and confidential therapy relationship we will find a way that works for you.

Alongside listening I offer explanations, reflections and alternative perspectives. I may ask questions to help you understand your emotions and experiences. We explore techniques to help you manage and cope with situations and difficulties. I like to include creative options and mindfulness techniques as well as listening in a non-judgemental way.

How does this help? It helps by having a space where you are able to discuss how you are feeling, often just naming how we are feeling brings a sense of relief. Counselling helps make sense of what is bothering you as you begin to understand and work through painful or harmful feelings and thoughts. This allows space for positive feelings and greater confidence in your own abilities to deal with what is happening in your life.

In the first session there will be a short assessment and will explore what has brought you to counselling. During this first session I will also outline the therapy agreement which will be emailed to you before we meet. You can ask for clarification on anything that is not clear about this agreement so that you fully understand how I work and what the expectations are for both of us.