Luke Watling

I currently have availability for face to face sessions on a Thursday evening and Friday afternoon. Please send me an email to arrange an initial session and any requirements you may have for this. 

You may be feeling lost, confused or stuck in your life and have a desire to search for answers that make sense to you. Questions about who you are, your feelings and the way that you think. I am an integrative counsellor with prior experience working in support roles in GP surgeries and community care with individuals who have mental health issues and autism. I believe counselling can be effective for grappling with life's big questions, including finding meaning in life and enriching experiences in relationships. I have a particular interest in working with shame and the impact it has on relationships. 

My approach mainly draws upon psychodynamic and existential theories. I believe exploring our thoughts, feelings and behaviour can enable us to change patterns that no longer serve us. Together we can work to understand what may be limiting you in the present, to enable you to make choices and changes that benefit you. I work relationally which means I see the therapeutic relationship as a primary mode for change and may draw attention to this. 

In the first session I will gather some brief information about you including your contact information, we will also look over my counselling contract and discuss what your hopes are for counselling. We may discuss what has brought you to counselling and any questions or concerns you may have a this point. Booking an initial session with me is the best way to see if I am the right counsellor for you. The initial session is charged at the full rate.