Stress

Work, relationships, responsibilities and change can leave very little room to pause. You may find yourself moving from one demand to the next while the things that matter to you get pushed aside.

A counselling conversation can focus on the pressures you are experiencing, how you respond to them and what you would like to understand more clearly. The starting point is your experience, rather than a list of things you should be doing better.

Make room to look at the whole picture

• Which demands feel most difficult at the moment?
• Where do other people’s expectations meet your own?
• What happens when you try to set limits or ask for help?
• What would a more manageable everyday life look like for you?

Taking the next step

You can bring a particular stressful event or talk about an ongoing sense of pressure. Contact Arzu to explore whether counselling is a suitable way forward. If you are concerned about physical symptoms, discuss them with a GP rather than assuming they are caused by stress.