{"id":56,"date":"2025-07-29T19:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.wordpress.com\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:47:21","slug":"is-therapy-for-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/?page_id=56","title":{"rendered":"Is Therapy For Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aos-slide-up has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-536d4fa3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#e2f0ee;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trackway-kitty-therapy-for-me-4-749x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trackway-kitty-therapy-for-me-4-749x1024.jpg 749w, https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trackway-kitty-therapy-for-me-4-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trackway-kitty-therapy-for-me-4-768x1050.jpg 768w, https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trackway-kitty-therapy-for-me-4-1124x1536.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trackway-kitty-therapy-for-me-4-200x273.jpg 200w, https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trackway-kitty-therapy-for-me-4.jpg 1452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:86px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Confidential and safe counselling for everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer an inclusive counselling service that\u2019s confidential for everyone. Anyone can approach Borderline for help and all are welcome to contact us. This can be done by telephone, email or via our online contact form. Our aim is to make professional counselling accessible to everyone from all walks of life, regardless of financial circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High quality counselling from trained therapists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team of caring professionally trained counsellors can help you to gain more self-awareness and with developing strategies for managing difficult emotions and challenging times in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Picture <span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"copyright\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-copyright \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M256 512a256 256 0 1 0 0-512 256 256 0 1 0 0 512zM205.1 306.9c28.1 28.1 73.7 28.1 101.8 0 9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0s9.4 24.6 0 33.9c-46.9 46.9-122.8 46.9-169.7 0s-46.9-122.8 0-169.7 122.8-46.9 169.7 0c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9s-24.6 9.4-33.9 0c-28.1-28.1-73.7-28.1-101.8 0s-28.1 73.7 0 101.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span> Kitty Towsey<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aos-slide-up has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f0342b05 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#e2f0ee;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>Easy to access<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Borderline we understand that finding the support you need can feel overwhelming. You might have encountered barriers when trying to access counselling in the past. We can offer guidance for your specific circumstances, pointing you to other services where that is most appropriate.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The_Solway_Firth_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_3492940-David-Purchase-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The_Solway_Firth_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_3492940-David-Purchase-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The_Solway_Firth_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_3492940-David-Purchase-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, 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is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element aos-slide-up has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f0f5fa;grid-template-columns:auto 32%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Borderline Offers Counselling Across a Broad Range of Issues:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"background-color:#e2f0ee\" class=\"wp-block-list aos-slide-up has-background\">\n<li>Abuse (physical, emotional, financial, sexual)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anxiety (including generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, hyper-vigilance or unable to relax)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Behaviour management strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bereavement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bullying<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coping strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depression (including low-mood, feeling unmotivated)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Domestic abuse and violence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family difficulties (all aspects of family relationships)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grief and loss (including disenfranchised, ambiguous, complex)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low self-esteem (struggling with confidence in any aspect of life, work, personal)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Menopause<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neurodiversity (including help with aspects of neurodiversity, ADHD, ASD, dyslexia and dyspraxia)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Phobias<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relationship issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self Harm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stress (work, life, family)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trauma (including insomnia, flashbacks, nightmares, numbness and\/or panic and PTSD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work Related Issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The above list is not exhaustive and indicative of what we can potentially offer, depending on the experience and training of our current counsellors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please click onto the Counselling Directory link below for more information about counsellors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.counselling-directory.org.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.counselling-directory.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-12849425-2-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-503 size-full\" style=\"object-position:23% 55%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-12849425-2-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-12849425-2-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlinecounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pexels-photo-12849425-2-768x502.jpg 768w, 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