Loss, energy and changing expectations
We can talk about grief for the life you expected, uncertainty, anger, isolation or guilt about needing support. Our work might include communicating boundaries, changes in identity and making decisions when your energy or capacity is limited. You don’t have to make your experience sound positive.
Counselling does not cure the underlying illness or imply that physical symptoms are psychological. We can discuss access needs and how appointments might fit your energy and concentration, alongside your existing medical care.
When illness changes everyday life
You might be grieving activities you miss, managing guilt about cancelling plans or finding it hard to explain fluctuating energy to family or colleagues. We can explore these experiences without treating physical symptoms as a failure of motivation or positive thinking.
Working with the energy you have
We can discuss pauses, the pace of conversation and whether online or telephone sessions would make attending more manageable. You do not have to minimise how unwell you feel or turn counselling into another task to perform well.
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