Work for Change - Counselling, Psychosexual Therapy and Eating Disorders
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Welcome to Chris Bristow CounsellingChris Bristow offers professional and qualified counselling help from comfortable therapy rooms with private parking near St Albans, Hertfordshire, to individuals and couples of any orientation experiencing problems with relationships, sex-life or eating patterns.- Is communication with your partner strained or restricted to routine 'safe' subjects only?
- Do more criticisms come your way than compliments?
- Does your partner shut down and go cold on you, or do they flare up and display 'hot' anger too often for comfort?
- Do you say what you think your partner wants to hear for the sake of a quiet life?
- Are your requests for help and support dismissed as nagging?
- Does your partner make all the right noises but brushes things under the carpet and rarely actually fulfills a promise?
- Are you worn out by your partner's delaying tactics or are you constantly feeling undermined and undervalued?
- Do you row frequently, or do arguments between you ever get out of hand?
- Do you ever feel controlled by your partner - over what you can wear, spend or who you can see?
- Does your relationship feel it may be heading towards break up and you're feeling helpless about how to turn things around?
- If your partner wants more commitment from you does it feel like you're finding fault with them and considering whether it's time to move on?
- Do you keep going from one unsatisfactory relationship to another?
- Do your relationships always follow the same destructive pattern?
- Has trust been shattered by infidelity?
- Have you been unfaithful and you're not being understood or forgiven?
- Are you suffering from the aftermath of an affair?
- Are you obsessing about your partner's movements, past or present?
- Does your life feel overwhelmed by feelings of jealousy, lack of confidence or self-belief?
- Are you totally drained out by coping with all the pressures of modern life?
- Has your sex life lost its sparkle or frequency rate?
- Is a specific sexual problem making you or your partner anxious?
- Are you finding that viewing pornography online is taking up too much of your time?
- Are you engaging in high-risk sexual behaviour or fighting the temptation to do so?
- Do you download sexually explicit images to view later?
- Are you obsessed with your shape and weight?
- Are you unhappy with your body shape or size?
- Do thoughts of food dominate your waking hours?
- Are you obese, anorexic, or bulemic?
If you answered YES to any of the above then Chris Bristow can help.
Counselling
Perhaps the heaviest burdens we carry in life are what we think of as our mistakes, weaknesses or failures. We may blame others, including those close to us, who we feel have let us down or been cruel or heartless towards us. Or we may feel, without tangible or easily-identifiable reasons, that life feels somewhat hollow and unsatisfying in crucial areas or that it is passing us by while others around us seem to be making progress.
Seeking counselling is a brave step. It is about striving to explore and understand why our chances of getting maximum enjoyment out of each day as it comes, seems to fail.
By seeking professional help we also open ourselves up to the possibility of tackling those limiting feelings that hinder our capacity for full expression of our unique character.
Seeing a counsellor can therefore be part of a life-changing journey that can involve gently unburdening yourself of past recriminations and negative self-beliefs.
These can gradually be replaced with more positive strategies aimed at helping you strive for goals that are in harmony with where, deep down, you really want to, and deserve to, be.
If you are plagued by inhibiting thoughts and beliefs that sap your power and energy, maybe the time has come for you to consider whether life itself is throwing you a significant, yet not necessarily an impossible, challenge?
You could of course choose to ignore such a challenge and carry on just as you are but, given that you are reading this, would that satisfy your inner yearning for change and serve your needs well?
After all, why should you feel wretched, unfulfilled and unworthy? Surely there is a better way to experience however much time you have left on the planet?
If, upon reflection, you accept that ultimately you cannot change anyone except yourself, then are you not also acknowledging that it is important to focus on what is definitely within your control?
Letting go of the toxic effects of past traumas by locating and harnessing your own inner power and resources is solely your business, as too is consciously planting the seeds for a more satisfying and fulfilling future.
My role, as a therapist, is to try and help support you in that noble endeavour and I would consider it to be both a challenge and a privilege to be able to offer my professional services to you on that basis.
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Counselling, Psychotherapy
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