Being a Counsellor

Before I was a counsellor I had a career as a photographer. Through the lens of a camera I would seek a person’s external beauty and take a photograph with the best light and angle. Portrait and Wedding photography was my trade and my job was to ensure that the photograph I took put people in their best light, captured a moment in time and put a memory on paper.

Life through their Lens

Being a counsellor I no longer look at a people through a camera lens, I look at their life through their lens, their eyes, how they experience themselves. I listen to their story and hear about who they are, their experience, their life story, their anxieties, worries, overwhelm, grief, sadness, loneliness, despair, depression, trauma and often so much more.

Different Perspective

Being a counsellor the lens has a very different perspective and a person’s outward appearance is very different from their internal experience. However, being a counsellor I have the honour and privilege to meet brave, bold, courageous people who willingly expose their vulnerabilities of mind. Together, through the process of counselling, the aim is to enable them to learn more about themselves, understand their patterns of behaviour, boost their self-esteem, control their anxieties, reduce overwhelm, work through life changing grief, meet their mental health needs as they present them.

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” ~ Aristotle

Stride towards a better Future

Every day I meet incredible people who have taken a stride towards a better future for themselves and I am humbled in their presence. I no longer look at people through a camera lens, I see people through their minds eye, their lens and find their beauty within. This may not be something they will display in a frame on the wall but it will be on show all of the time as they live more self-aware, stronger and more resilient in the face of understanding who they truly are.

If you want support please get in touch for a free initial counselling session. Remember feelings are not facts and as Aristotle says, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

Shared by your local counsellor in Fleet, Caroline at Caroline Ellison Counselling – this is my experience and these are my opinions. Carpe Diem.

Face-to-Face and Online Counselling

I offer Individual Counselling and Couples Therapy in-person and online. I will support you with kindness, compassion, empathy and understanding. Working collaboratively, I will provide a safe, confidential space for you to express and process your emotions. I work with adults and carers.

I have experience and work with a wide range of issues such as: anxiety, stress, overwhelm, bereavement, grief and loss, depression and low mood, family and relationship difficulties, building confidence and self-esteem, trauma, long term and life limiting illness, counselling for carers.

I have a special interest in counselling for carers, patients and family members of long term and life limiting illness such as Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Cancer.