Welcome to ‘The Counselling Spot’ - My shiny new blog!
Welcome to my first blog for Spot On Counselling.
It’s hard to know where to start but as I always say in the therapy room, it doesn’t matter where you start as long as you start somewhere, so here I am starting somewhere, putting pen to paper. (Yes I’m old! You cant beat a nice notebook and pen).
I’ve recently been reflecting on what type of counsellor I am. Thinking back to when I started we were always told we would find our unique way and style as a counsellor and yes, Person Centred Integrative Counsellor but never mind all that, that’s not what type of counsellor I am.
What is it really like to sit and bare your soul to me? A complete stranger!
Well firstly I will always be authentically me and I hope you will feel that you can be authentically you. I will of course always be professional, wrapped in a huge layer of being human!
I work from a little barn in my home on a little small holding in South West Wales. It’s a confidential space but you may hear a sheep or two in the background - it’s usually Teddy, especially if we are talking around his food time! I have company whilst working, my Dalmatian Valentina who didn’t wish to make the grade of therapy dog, so she sits with me unqualified and will occasionally let out a bark (I think that’s where the qualification part could have helped)! For that I will apologise but she will readily give you a smile on camera if you wish for one. Other than that she sits quietly in our room watching the world go by and please do not worry! She has signed the confidentiality policy.
In our time together I want you to feel at ease and comfortable so bring snacks if you wish, have a nice cup of something or snuggle under a blanket. If you prefer to lay on a couch and have the whole Sigmund Freud experience then that’s ok too! This is your experience, wholly and completely.
My role is to be by your side, your go to, your, ‘you can say anything to’, my role is not to judge, not to give advice but to listen, help you explore, reach your goals and help you navigate whatever it is you are going through.
I can help you with pretty much anything life throws your way, am I an expert in all fields, absolutely not, am I always learning, researching to help you the best I can, yes I am. I will always do my best by you and if I think I can’t help then you will be the first to know!
I don’t believe in one size fits all. I offer varied lengths of sessions and many ways of talking, by video, by phone and WhatsApp chat. You can see my daily, weekly, monthly, yearly!
Anyway, that’s enough about me today. If I haven’t already, I look forward to meeting you soon.
Be gentle with yourself. Life is complicated enough without conducting a full psychological post-mortem over that message you sent three hours ago.
With warmth, wit & only a moderate amount of overthinking.
Your therapist, Natasha 💚
✅ Qualified Person Centred Integrative Counsellor
📍Online Counselling in Carmarthenshire, London the UK and beyond