Personal Development
Some people are naturally curious about "what makes me tick".
For others, a life event or a difficult or unusual situation may lead them to question who they are, what motivates them, why they get on with this person but not that, where they're going in life.
These are profound questions which require the individual to explore and reflect over a long period of time. It demands curiosity, patience and a willingness to face aspects of self which are normally denied.
A Life-Changing Experience
Counselling can be a crucial part of such personal development. With the right counsellor such counselling, though demanding at times, can be not only rewarding, but life-changing as well.
Psychodynamic counselling is often associated with personal development counselling. It addresses the links between past and present which have contributed to the person we are today and also aims to bring into awareness aspects of self which have previously only operated at an unconscious level