Wendy Kennett-Brown
Counselling & Psychotherapy
in Truro, Cornwall

What is Counselling?

Counselling is a talking therapy where the therapist provides a safe, confidential, and non- judgmental space for the client to explore their feelings, thoughts, and behaviours. The goal is to help them gain self - awareness, uncover insights, and find their own solutions to problems or difficult life events. The therapist uses empathy and active listening to support clients through challenges like grief, relationship issues, stress, and low self - esteem.

What is Psychotherapy?

It is similar to counselling, but there is more emphasis on exploring unconscious causes of psychological distress and the meaning of symptoms. Often dream interpretation is used. It is usually longer term than counselling, and the client may have more frequent sessions than once a week.

My personal approach is psychoanalytic / psychodynamic, which understands behaviour and emotions as being affected by unconscoius feelings and motives often rooted in childhood. As I listen to the problems you bring I make links between what you are experiencing in the present and what happened earlier in you life and relationships. Also I use the dynamics of the relationship we establish to further assist me in the work.

My Family Systems training gives me insight into the relationship between the client and members of the family and significant others. Family relationships are often intense and complex.