Description
Brook Counselling is a community of humanistic counsellors practicing in Cork City.
At Brook Counselling our aim is to support clients who are facing aspects of their life with which they are unhappy, and may wish to change. Working from a Person Centred perspective, we seek to integrate a variety of therapeutic approaches such as to create strong healing relationships with clients, in a safe and nurturing environment.
We offer the following counselling and support services
1. Counselling & Psychotherapy with a focus on the following areas:
- Self-esteem, workplace difficulties, anxiety, panic
attacks and depression
- Personal relationship issues and challenges
including, parenting, marriage difficulties,
separation or divorce
- Grief, Loss & Loneliness, and matters such as
bereavement, job loss or financial difficulties
- Loss of meaning, self harm and suicidal thoughts
2. Personal Development Workshops dealing with the following issues:
- Bereavement, Loss or Grief
- Communicating in Personal Relationships
- Developing your Self-Esteem
- Developing your Emotional intelligence
For details concerning the timing, duration, fees and and venues at which these workshops are offered please contact us at
brooktherapy@gmail.com or call 087-1043391
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