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How Ruth Will Help You

Ruth understands that every one of the people she sees is unique and she will work with your main concerns at your pace using theories and methods to match your circumstances and draw out your personal capabilities.

Ruth stays up to date with advances in therapeutic techniques whilst drawing from a stable ground of well established theories and methods.  She was part of a small group of collaborators who coined the term ‘Personal Consultancy’ to describe the pragmatic process of mixing therapies (this is now an accredited training programme at UEL).

Ruth’s Personal Consultancy

Personal Consultancy works through integrating psychotherapy, life coaching and counselling into an accessible and flexible ‘talking cure’. Ruth also brings core elements of analytic psychology so as to also draw from depth methods and elements of art therapy where suitable.

Past hurts, present situations, future intentions and overall personal development are all relevant.  The process is often described as a natural conversation, encompassing the relief of sharing in confidence, personal insights into both blocks and strengths, and the challenge and satisfaction of change and growth.

This is both a sensitive and practical approach which uses a wide range of individually tailored methods, whilst often drawing most extensively from the inherent psychological ‘intelligence’ present in each unique individual.

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It is not uncommon to begin therapy for a particular issue and find that you are discovering a good deal about yourself, or to engage in more depth self-exploration and find the process useful for resolving everyday problems.

We will be following your trains of thought, feeling, action and intention together, seeking understanding and relief from the destructive/regressive, whilst giving increasingly greater voice to your character and healthy instincts and any skills, techniques and conditions that will help you to thrive.

It starts with an initial consultation…

The Initial Consultation

This is the time to draw out your individual needs and wishes and consider options.

Your questions and views (including any special interest you may have in particular types of therapy) are immensely helpful for informing how to best proceed. You will be considering therapy terms to suit your circumstances and aims.

After the initial consultation : regular meetings

If you choose to go ahead, you would meet for hour long sessions, usually on a weekly or fortnightly basis. Timely summaries and reviews help to keep the process purposeful. Monthly sessions, follow up and occasional sessions are further fairly popular options, after the initial focussed series of sessions have concluded.

The number of sessions undertaken varies from very few, through the more common 10 – 20, to longer explorations. Ending will usually coincide with a general sense of coping well independently and of sufficient resolution of the original issue.

“Ruth provided support to me after having my first child.  She carefully balanced listening and guiding me to potential resources that would speed up my recovery.

She pays attention to small details and I always leave feeling empowered to overcome challenges”

Woman, 37

What clients say…

Find out how client testimonials describe Ruth’s consultancy

“The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.”

Steven R Covey