Joe Amos PgDip/MBACP

Welcome to my site. I understand that it is difficult sometimes to take the first step. I have been there myself. So thanks for getting this far!

 

Essentially a good counsellor should be someone you can trust to hold those things that are difficult and cause you pain. You should always feel that your counsellor has a deep commitment to you, listens attentively and prizes you as a human being. There are many other qualities we could list but for now let me tell you a bit about my practice.

​

I work with both men and women, with a particular interest in working with men.

Sometimes there is a particular problem that brings someone to counselling, a relationship that is struggling, an affair, separation, porn, drinking, or a behaviour they are finding difficult to change. At other times, it's less clear. You may simply feel anxious, overwhelmed or disconnected from the life you're living, without really knowing what needs to change.

 

My own experience, both as a client and as a therapist, is that sometimes life becomes difficult in ways that are hard to make sense of or talk about.

Counselling can provide a space to slow things down and look at what is actually going on. You don't have to arrive with everything worked out, or even know exactly what you want from therapy.