Counselling Services

The Secret Harbour Counselling Service generally use “systems-based" approaches to counselling. Such approaches take into account a whole range of factors that contribute to particular problems presented by clients. These techniques have proved to be both fast and effective in resolving a whole range of issues. Where appropriate, cognitive and behaviour methods are also employed.

The practice also uses techniques from brief therapy. The aim of brief therapy is to make as great an impact or change as possible in the shortest time. This is a recognition of two important facts: that most people tend to only go to therapy for a relatively brief time and the financial cost of long term therapy is very high. It has our experience that significant changes can be made in the management of most personal and relationship problems in four to six sessions. This is not denying, however, that some issues require long term therapy.