epression Tops List of Reasons for seeking therapy (March 2014)
Depression continues to be one of the main reasons that clients seek therapy. I have listed below some of the main words that regularly appear at the top of searched terms on counselling directories and therapist listing sites.
I have taken a few out, as they are issues or subjects that I don’t tend to work with, for example, I don’t do Couples Counselling, so have taken that out of the list. So here are the top 22 issues that others seek counselling and therapy for , all of which I work with ….and … if its not on the list I may still be able to help, so please do make contact this list is the top 22 and people come to counselling for hundreds of different reasons, in fact sometimes people don’t know why they come, they don’t know what’s wrong, they just feel that something is. I am aware that not everyone likes to label how they feel, for example, not everyone likes the term depression, and I understand both perspectives on the use of labels like depression.
depression
relationship issues
anxiety
generalised anxiety
bipolar disorder/manic depression
seasonal affective disorder (sad)
postnatal depression
family issues
affairs and betrayals
panic disorder
separation and divorce
phobias
cross cultural relationships
abuse
anger management
sexual issues
bereavement
low self-esteem
personality disorders
alcoholism
eating disorders