Counselling with Polly Freer | Online | Abergavenny
IFS and Person Centred Counselling
Welcome
I am here as a one to one counsellor ready to listen to all that is going on for you. I work with adults who need support through life’s difficult times, or who want to explore and understand themselves more fully.
I love the image that counselling is like our ancient ancestors sitting and talking around the fire together. There is no judgement, just understanding, care and working things out together. I would like to offer that space to be completely present for you.
I believe counselling can work by offering a safe space for you to be curious about what you are feeling rather than to keep uncomfortable feelings pushed away.
What previous clients have said:
Polly is so kind and compassionate. Highly recommend her.
Polly has been incredible in my therapy journey I could not recommend her enough. She is so supportive, understanding and empathetic. She is so utterly wonderful.
Polly has been a phenomenal support for me, she is so understanding and empathetic to my needs. She knows how to approach and support me in so many different situations. I don’t know what I would have done without her support, I am so grateful for her.
Really empathetic and welcoming. Could not have asked for a better therapist. Validates my feelings and understands how I am feeling. Really supportive can’t thank her enough for her help so far.
Polly is so kind and compassionate. Highly recommend her.
Polly has been incredible in my therapy journey I could not recommend her enough. She is so supportive, understanding and empathetic. She is so utterly wonderful.
Polly has been a phenomenal support for me, she is so understanding and empathetic to my needs. She knows how to approach and support me in so many different situations. I don’t know what I would have done without her support, I am so grateful for her.
Really empathetic and welcoming. Could not have asked for a better therapist. Validates my feelings and understands how I am feeling. Really supportive can’t thank her enough for her help so far.
What is counselling
Counselling works by being a place to learn and understand yourself better.
It allows thoughts and feelings to emerge slowly, with someone guiding you along the way. Often, in normal life, the opposite of this happens and we react quickly in a stressful or upsetting situation and become overwhelmed.
Most of us will have ways of responding that we probably learnt in childhood, but are no longer serving us as adults. A lot of these reactions happen without us being aware of them, so counselling helps us see them and understand them better, and then look for ways to change if we want to.
Over time we can start to build an experience of connection and the exploration can go deeper.
You can feel safe to start to look at behaviours and reactions that no longer serve us. It’s also a place to try things out, to practice saying things you wouldn’t dare say anywhere else, or to build trust in relationships.
