How I can help you


Do you feel as if something is holding you back from leading your life to your fullest potential and enjoyment? Do you find it hard to relax, let go of the day's stresses? Are you worried or anxious about things? 

Or perhaps there is something coming up in your life for which you would like to be in tip-top condition, mentally alert, energised and ready for anything? A competitive event, a performance, an interview, a wedding? Whatever it is, it's good to mentally rehearse events, iron out any worries or perceived difficulties, and work out in advance how to be at the top of your game on the day.

Emotional distress comes in many forms and from many sources:

* from stress at work or at home

* from worry about an upcoming event
* from specific worries or more generalised anxieties
* from over-work and lack of adequate rest and sleep
* through feeling low or unhappy, uncertain or fearful
* when lacking confidence or self-esteem
* from feeling that aspects of life are out of control
* from the perception of under-performing or under-achieving
* from any lack or loss of status or feelings of being undervalued or not appreciated
* as a ‘hangover’ from any past traumas
* through fear of failure in any aspect of life, leading to procrastination and indecision about your way forward

Working together from the Human Givens perspective I can help you by:
  • Ensuring that you start to feel better immediately
  • Offering practical techniques to deal with emotional distress
  • Utilizing knowledge from your past to help you move on, rather than dwelling on it endlessly
  • Dealing swiftly with trauma from the past using a technique that avoids your having to speak of all the details
  • Teaching you how to relax so that you can deal better with life's challenges
  • Giving you useful information about the neurology and biology of our systems, should you find that helpful
  • Helping you to identify areas where your needs are not being well met and why this is so
  • Working out realistic and achievable goals for you
  • Agreeing on the best strategies for you to use to achieve your goals
  • Helping you to use and develop your own resources
  • Helping you to develop valuable life skills which will enable you to make changes and move on with your life

The Human Givens perspective is effective because it draws on the findings from psychology and neurobiology about how people really function and on international research studies that have established which counselling techniques are most effective.

At a Fit Mind session I will listen to your story carefully in order to understand where you are in your life and what you want to change. We will discuss your goals and agree strategies whereby you can best achieve them. I will offer practical help that deals with any emotional distress, worries or troubles in the here and now and enables you to move forward in your life with new power, strength and resilience.