Counselling

I follow a rounded therapy approach where we explore your presenting problem from a holistic perspective and take into account all areas in your life. For example physical, social and family life issues are discussed and considered as they relate to your identified problems.

Everyone has different ways of processing their experiences therefore I take into consideration what will suit you the best and adapt the counseling sessions to fit you and your needs.

I use a number of creative therapies as appropriate in my work such as Person Centered-therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and Art Therapy.
Below is a description of the benefits of each of the counseling methods I use.

Art Therapy uses art as a way of personal expression to communicate your feelings. Your skill in art is irrelevant. The focus is on the process, rather than the end result. This means you do not have to be artistic to benefit from art therapy.

Through our art therapy sessions, you will experience your emotions and feelings through art without being judged for your artistic skills or for anything you create.

Do I have to do Art Therapy?

No, you don’t have to participate in art therapy. I offer various other therapy methods that are effective (see below). Every client is unique and thus, requires a unique approach. Although we all have similar feelings or experiences, we don’t all share the same ways of healing and recovery.

“Every time I finish a session with Dalit I look with amazement at the work I produce! I see things a lot clearer and I can see how far I progressed in my journey”. Ms A

“I couldn’t believe what a big shift I felt after the art therapy session I had with Dalit. My awareness of how I am in the world changed. I felt the most important thing in my life at this moment is to be true to my self.
I am very grateful for this awareness!” Mrs S.

Benefits of Art Therapy

Art therapy can bring deeper and lasting positive changes as it taps into deeper thoughts and feelings than verbal therapy. With talk therapy, you can sometimes get to these deeper thoughts and feelings, but it often takes longer.

Below are some benefits of art therapy:

• Helps with self-expression and self-exploration, especially when words are difficult to find.

• Can help you be more aware of, and understand, your feelings better, which can then help you make changes more easily.

• Helps release intense overwhelming feelings such as, anger, frustration and grief, and consequently, you may feel more calm and in control.

• Helps you look at a situation from the outside, as if you are looking at a picture. It helps you create emotional distance from the problem so that you can more easily shift your perception of it. This makes it easier to resolve.

• Communicating with the therapist through the image/picture can sometimes make it easier to address issues.

• If you are feeling stuck and unmotivated, art therapy can help you get more engaged in your life.

• It is enjoyable. Many people develop an interest in art following the art therapy.

EFT is a therapy that assumes emotions can be a healing source. Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) was developed to help individuals resolve unpleasant emotions by working with those emotions instead of suppressing them. EFT is based on the belief that unpleasant emotions are sources of useful information. EFT has been found effective for individuals who suffer from moderate depression, childhood abuse or deprivation and various general problems such as interpersonal so that they can deal with their problems and live in better harmony with themselves and others.

Emotions can be problematic because of past traumas or because people are taught to ignore or dismiss them. In Emotion-focused therapy clients become more aware of their emotions and make productive use of them. People can name their emotions, accept them and live more peacefully with themselves and others.

Benefits of EFT

• Helps you to understand your emotions and learn how to name your emotions. Suppression of emotions can lead to stress, and other problems including physical illness.
• Effective for couples in distress.
• Relief from symptoms of depression, anxiety and eating disorders

Carl Rogers developed Client Centered therapy in the 1940’s and 1950’s and believed a non-directive therapeutic approach could facilitate growth and healing within the client.

According to Carl Rogers, in the person-centered approach the client has within himself or herself vast resources for self- understanding. This approach focuses on the ‘here and now’ principle, and encourages clients to explore and create positive change for themselves.

In order for change to occur, the therapeutic relationship must have 3 important elements:

• Genuineness – the more the therapist is himself in the relationship, the greater is the likelihood that the client will grow in a constructive manner.
• Unconditional positive regard. Creating a climate for change by accepting the client where he or she is.
• Empathic understanding – listening without judgment, truly being present for the client

Benefits of Person-centered Approach

• It encourages self-expression, self-awareness, self-development.
• It recognises and values the client.
• It encouraged the client to focus on the present and look forward!

I resonate with this approach’s main goal of releasing emotional distress, mental confusion and/or limiting beliefs. Person Centered supports the client with the opportunity to become more self aware, and more in control of creating the changes clients desire.

I use empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard, throughout the one-to-one counselling relationship with my client, and I hope it will provide my client understanding, clarity and support, in order to make steady progress to self-realisation.

I feel gratitude and honored that I am able to work as a counselor and accompany you in your life journey.

If you think we might be a good fit to work together in counselling please contact me.