What is a 'Holistic Approach to Counselling'?

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Holistic counselling is based on the understanding that people cannot be separated into parts.
Your mind, body, and inner sense of meaning or spirit are constantly influencing one another.

The way you think affects how you feel.
The way you feel affects how your body responds.
And the experiences you have lived through shape all of it.

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Rather than narrowing in on a single issue, holistic counselling takes a wider view. It considers the conditions you grew up in, the relationships that have shaped you, the roles you have learned to play, and the experiences that have left an imprint on how you now respond to life.

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Challenges rarely exist in isolation.

 

What feels like anxiety, stress, or emotional overwhelm often has deeper roots in lived experience, unprocessed emotions, or long-standing patterns developed over time.

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When support focuses only on what is happening on the surface, important information can be missed. A holistic approach allows space to understand why something is happening, not just what is happening.

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This depth of understanding creates greater clarity, self-awareness, and self-acceptance. It helps people recognise emotional triggers, understand recurring patterns, and respond to life with more choice rather than automatic reactions.

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