Solution Focused Counselling

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**Feeling overwhelmed or struggling with things in your life?** If you seek guidance and support from Amy at **Solution Focused Counselling**, this can help you feel back in control and moving forward in your life. Amy is an experienced therapist who provides safe, non-judgemental and private counselling and life coaching in Napier. Amy specialises in counselling all ages. + Marriage + Anxiety + Depression + Bullying (Work or School) + Fear + Panic Attacks + Post-Natal Depression + Parenting + Stress + Career and Life Coaching **This is a professional and confidential service.** No referral is required and most clients are seen within the week. ** Appointments that are cancelled or no show within 24hrs will be charge full session cost. Amy Walewski is a member of New Zealand Associations of Counsellors with over 20 years of counselling experience. She is a preferred provider for The Hawkes Bay Mental Health Initiative and Amy's main focus is to support, assess and help guide you to solutions that will help you move forward in your life. Therapies used within her services are: + **Solution-Focused Therapy** Solution-Focused counselling is designed to be brief and is based on four stages of therapy; awareness and education, developing and implementing strategies for change, emphasizing the positive, and rehearsal of newly learned skills. In session, I like to participate and interact with the client; not just sit back, ask questions, and take notes. My intention is to engage so we can creatively brain storm together and develop practical solutions that you can immediately apply after each session. Whether we are engaged in individual, family, or marriage counselling, I see you and I as a team strategising on how best to improve and optimize the specific challenges you or your child have. My goal is that every session can provide solutions and the potential for change. + **Cognitive Behavioural Therapy** Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or cognitive behavioural therapies or CBT aims to solve problems concerning dysfunctional emotions, behaviours and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure. The term "Cognitive Behavioural Therapy" is used in diverse ways to designate behaviour therapy, cognitive therapy, and to refer to therapy based upon a combination of basic behavioural and cognitive research **Amy's Education:** + California State University, San Luis Obispo, California USA + Master in Ed, Counselling and Guidance, Family Therapy + Bachelor of Science in Human Development + Bachelor of Science in Psychology Please visit our website or call Amy at **Solution Focused Counselling** today for support and guidance and to help get back in control of life.