Whether you are a young person or an adult, looking for a counsellor can be a daunting process.... You may be here because you have been trying to cope alone for some time with problems such as depression and anxiety, stress, relationship breakdown or abuse.   It may be that you just have a sense of not quite reaching your potential. Whatever the reason, counselling can provide you with a confidential and supportive professional relationship from which you can make sense of what's going on and move forward. Having awareness of how difficulties and sticking points develop and repeat provides you with the option to make more considered and informed choices. As an outcome you can learn to recognise when your basic needs are compromised, you can explore healthy expression, gain control and also find the courage to make change if that is the best course of action. Whether you want to look at a specific recurring problem or have a more general sense of dissatisfaction, taking the time to think about yourself and develop is a rewarding experience I am an experienced, fully insured and privately practising registered member of the BACP. I offer counselling in Horsham from my private practice which is a short distance from the town centre and linked by rail to Crawley, Redhill, Croydon, London Bridge, Billingshurst, Arundel and Bognor Regis.