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Graham Huxstep, Counsellor and Psychotherapist, London, SW19

 

These Things Help

There are a number of things that help to make counselling / psychotherapy a success. Eight are listed here in order of importance. Anything that you can do to clear the way for them will benefit you.

1. When you find the relationship with the therapist helpful. 

2. The therapist understands you and responds appropriately.  

3. When your self-understanding increases.  

4. When you find your other relationships are less trouble. 

5. When you find yourself using naturally the things you have learnt in therapy.

6. When you become not so hard on yourself in relation to your own thoughts and feelings.

7. When you are keen to work at your therapy.  

8. When the therapist offers a way of working that is clear, reasonable, and likely-to-be effective.

(Adapted from: Luborsky, L., Crits-Christoph, P., Mintz, J., Auerbach, A. (1988). Who Will Benefit from Psychotherapy? Basic Books.) 

 

Graham Huxstep

Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy  

Helping you explore problems so that you can decide what to do about them.    

Telephone: 020 8946 2014

Email: graham@counselling-help.co.uk

Website: http://www.counselling-help.co.uk

Last revision 4th September 2006