Paul Allen

Are you struggling at the moment? I get it and I might be able to help you. I went to counselling as a way to address my personal developmental needs and, experiencing the desired change, chose to study and become a counsellor. I now have a Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling and have come to appreciate that it’s never too late or too soon to reflect on how we live life if it isn’t satisfying us the way we think it could. Working with me will help you understand why you feel the way you do, and what to do to bring about the change you seek.

Counselling is an opportunity to examine our interpersonal relationships in order to help us make sense of how we feel about ourselves and others in everyday situations, within groups large and small, within organisations, and with family, friends, partners and colleagues. It can be applied to the examination of our private and work lives, and offers a frame of thought through which we can claim and own the agency of them. My approach is to share with you some fundamental principles of self reflection and their application to challenges so that together we can find a route to a happier you.

Making that first step is hard, but it can lead to something rewarding. We can have a telephone consultation or email exchange to set up a first meeting and explore what's bringing you to counselling. Afterwards, we can begin to engage in a process of change.