COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY IN POOLE BH12 BY PAT HARRISON

My clinical experience includes operating my own private counselling and psychotherapy practice, working for the NHS, for a community counselling service and working at the local higher education provider.

My experience of people tells me that we are all different and therefore there can be no 'one size fits all'. I specialise in person centred counselling in which sessions revolve around the client. All my sessions are at the client's pace and understanding.

Are you familiar with the phrase: 'Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man'? The truth of this means that we all form opinions and develop ways of relating before the age of seven - to cope with childish ways of life - but some of us never update those ways of relating. This, in turn, means that there are many grown-up people viewing and relating to the world with the eyes and opinions of seven year olds. Can you see the problem here? One of my skills is in providing coping strategies to help bring people's perceptions up to date which helps them deal with today's world in a more appropriate manner.

Have you ever been spoken to in a way which makes you feel like a three year old? Or do you have to deal with an adult who persists in behaving like a child? Is it getting you down? Have you had enough yet? Well, if so, I can help you improve your communication skills - which will help you feel more in control of such situations - and you will learn how to deal more effectively with people.

Are you being bullied or abused? Not nice, is it? The good news is that I can help you discover why this is happening to you and, because you now know why, how to stop it, once and for all.