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What Can You Expect?
 When you commit yourself to counselling
you can expect:
Greater self-awareness and insight about
your thoughts, feelings and actions. This adds
to your information about ‘who’ you are in the
world and ‘how’ you might have arrived there
and gives the opportunity for making more
conscious choices for yourself.
Discovery of different perspectives on the
relationships or experiences that are causing
you difficulty. Exploring your concerns in the
counselling space creates opportunity for all
sorts of surprising insights and discoveries.
Increased intimacy and connections with yourself and others. Giving you the opportunity to choose more satisfying and fulfilling relationships with partners, family, friends and colleagues.
More ease with anger and other difficult emotions. When your experiences are heard and accepted without judgement, you feel more accepting of yourself and more able to experience strong emotions without ‘acting out’.
Development of self-acceptance and self-appreciation. When you are listened to and accepted, for your strengths and limitations, you become more able to empathise with yourself and to value the contributions that you make to the well-being of others.
My Approach
My approach to counselling is influenced by Carl Rogers' person centred approach, models of compassionate communication, energy work and ‘true self’ philosophies.
My guiding beliefs are:
“We fundamentally want happiness for ourselves and others.” Often this can be difficult to see. Sometimes our behaviour, or the behaviour of others, can cause pain and suffering. This is a distortion of our true self, which is life-affirming and strives for growth in spite of the setbacks and sufferings of our existence.
“Healing happens when we are deeply heard.” We have a shared and fundamental need to be truly acknowledged. This is more than just being listened to. It is about being with another who is committed to being completely with you and your experience.
“We have an infinite, and surprising, capacity for creativity and resourcefulness!” At those moments when we have release from the limitations of how we see ourselves and how others see us, we have an endless potential for finding our way through challenges and difficulties as well as for experiencing life joyfully.
What Do I Offer?
I offer warmth and a steady companionship in my work with others and I am committed to prizing both our uniqueness and our common humanity.
I offer help with the difficulties, setbacks and sufferings that are part of our human experience; a calm and reflective space and an attentive companion who can help you to look behind the obvious with openness and interest. 'Looking behind' can help us discover our own truth and inner resources, and develop trust in our ability to meet with future challenges.
As a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the British Association for the Person-Centred Approach, I work in accordance with their guidelines for ethics and good practice. I am accredited by the Counselling Society.
What Is The Next Step?
You can contact me for a free telephone consultation: an opportunity to find out what is on offer and whether it might help. Taking a step further, we can arrange an initial session for more in-depth exploration and a sense of the way that we might work together.
Following this, I usually suggest an initial four to six sessions before committing to a longer working relationship. For specific issues, brief and focussed therapy may be an option. For deeper, more complex exploration as well as for continued support and personal development many people choose ongoing sessions.
Now you know more about how I work, click on the link to find out about My Services or call me on 020 7625 3247 for a free telephone consultation.
2009 Helene Baker Counsellor North London Counsellor - Counsellor North West London
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Offering help with the difficulties, setbacks and sufferings that are part of our human experience; a calm and reflective space and an attentive companion who can help you to look behind the obvious with openness and interest.
'Looking behind' can help us discover our own truth and inner resources, and develop trust in our ability to meet with future challenges.
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