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I have been a librarian for years, and despite the fact that I worked for prestigious libraries (the last of which being the Vatican library) and was content with my career, life has gradually lead me to pursue my true vocational calling, counselling and psychotherapy. On the journey to become a counsellor, I have been a mentor to young people and am currently telephone befriender to elderly people who feel lonely or are isolated because of physical health issues.
The life experiences I went through have given me the opportunity to refine traits and skills that are essential to establish a meaningful therapeutic relationship and support persons to explore their shadows comfortably. They are active listening, empathy, smooth communication, the wise use of silence, flexibility, respect, problem solving, creativity and a touch of humour. Together, we will work on anxiety, bereavement, career issues, depression, family and relational dynamics, health issues, insomnia, low self-esteem, stress, suicidal thoughts and trauma turning them into opportunities to flourish.
Since I am retraining to become an integrative counsellor, I can utilise therapeutic techniques that pertain to the major therapeutic traditions, such as the two-chairs technique, advanced empathy, conditions of worth exploration, writing letters to yourself (Humanistic tradition); dreams interpretation, words association, ego defence mechanisms analysis (Psychodynamic tradition); brain storming, force-field analysis, journalling, the ABC model, setting goals, Socratic questioning (cognitive-behavioural tradition). I can also use Mindfulness techniques (five-fingers gratitude exercise and breathing) to facilitate emotional mastery and support you to ground yourself in the here and now.
