I listen really hard, and try to help you make sense of what you're experiencing. (Mike Worrall)

I listen to people. I don't judge, I don't advise. I don't know your business better than you. I don't work with the people around you. I can't tell you what you want for the future. My experience is different to yours.

My approach is based on the person-centred model of counselling.  That's to say I'm not going to try to fix you, I'm going to give you the opportunity to work things out for yourself.  It's about creating the right environment and a good relationship.

 

I'm not focused on your past, your future or the present.  Only what you are focused on.  If you think the issues are about the past, I'll go there with you.  If you think the solution is to change behaviour, I'll work with you on that, and if you just want to talk about what's happening in the here and now, I'll listen.

I listen and I chat with you. Maybe I'll spot a connection, highlight a contradiction or make a suggestion. Perhaps I'll question or challenge your ideas and assumptions, or simply make an observation. Our conversations may be light or difficult. They may take unexpected turns into all sorts of areas. You will decide what we talk about during each meeting.

You, me, and time to talk, think and chew. Maybe you'll have found your answer by the end of our conversation. Maybe there won't have been a question in the first place. Maybe things will start to fall into place a few hours or days later. It may even be a few sessions before clarity emerges. I promise that the conversation will not leave you in a hurry. Your mind will turn the talk over and over. The answers will appear. Possibly along with more questions.

Are you willing to enter a conversation with questions and emerge from it with more? Moving forward often means moving from one question or decision to the next.