Take your car to the garage before your exhaust falls off! How counselling can prevent you from hitting rock bottom.

If your car exhaust was rattling, would you take it to the garage, or would you wait until it fell off before getting it repaired?
 
Most people would want to take it to the garage as soon as possible as they know that if they left it, it might lead to more damage and a higher bill.
 
And yet a lot of people only think of coming to counselling when they’ve reached rock bottom.  It’s seen as a last resort.
 
But you don’t have to reach a certain level of struggle for it to be ‘ok’ to have counselling.
 
Counselling is really good self-care.  It’s a way of helping yourself when you’re starting to struggle, and putting it off could mean you will struggle for longer. 
 
As with the car exhaust analogy, counselling can be about prevention - nipping it in the bud before things get too bad.
 
In fact, nothing has to be ‘wrong’ with you to see a counsellor.  Counselling can be one of the most positive things you can do, and if you want to feel better, why wouldn’t you go to counselling?

​The cost is sometimes seen as a stumbling block, but think about it as an investment in yourself.  You’d pay for your car to be serviced, so why not pay for yourself to have a mental health MOT?  I know it’s not cheap, and only you know what you can afford, but imagine being free from what is troubling you and how much difference that would make to your happiness.
 
Counselling can help you to:
Improve your confidence                               Improve your relationships
Silence your inner critic                                 Create better boundaries
Overcome anxiety                                           Process a traumatic experience
Understand yourself better                            Feel calmer
Sleep better                                                      Feel less stress
Improve your communication                        Learn to say no
Make positive changes                                    Have a better work/life balance
Laugh more                                                      Relax more
Increase your self care                                    Be more assertive
Be kinder to yourself                                       Understand your needs
Eat/drink less                                                  Improve your libido

​Counselling is the ultimate self-care for those of you who want a better life. 

So what’s stopping you coming for counselling?  Let me know in the comments below, or if you’d like to ask me more about how counselling could help you, visit my Contact Me page and send me a message.
 
Take care,
Becky