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Welcome to…
Counselling The Capital
If you find yourself in need of a little extra help you are in the right place. My name is Matthew Bryce and I have been working in the profession of caring for people for over a decade. As a counsellor my practice is built on relationships and empowerment. Counselling requires reciprocity and mutual respect, thus everyone that I work with is someone who I invest in. It takes great courage to recognise when we need help and even more to ask for it, so congratulations on making it this far. Just know that if you are not OK right now, you are not alone. I am here to help.
Anxiety and Stress
Anxiety and stress are terrible feelings, but at times necessary ones. A little bit of either can get us motivated but too much is paralysing. If your relationship to stress and anxiety is putting a limit on your ambition, then that is a relationship that needs to change.
Addiction
At the heart of addiction is pain and compulsion. Pain is such a fundamental human experience that it is impossible to avoid and so our means of coping must evolve. If you are struggling with addiction then you are not alone and you are not to blame.
Depression
Depression can take hold in a way that seems as though it will never let go. You are valuable, you are worthy of care, and you have made it this far. Hope is not simply a four letter word it is a very real possibility.
Relationships and Confidence
There are times in everyone’s life where they deal with a knock to their self-esteem or have doubts in their relationship. Whether it is negotiating various social media and dating apps or planning an anniversary or having children there are always new and exciting challenges. We are here to help.
Feelings of isolation
There are many ways in which we can feel alone and vulnerable. It is easy to get lost in thoughts of being different and abnormal. You are worthy of understanding, and you are not alone.
Families, childhood and adolescent issues
Children and adolescents have a lot to say but often cannot find the words to speak. If your family needs help in communicating or is struggling with working as a unit, then you are far from alone.
Grief
When we are grieving, we can become inwardly focussed and withdrawn or we can start behaving in ways that are out of character. If you have a tragedy that you are healing from then know that you are not alone.
Negative mindset
To the extent we can control the world, we control it through perspective. Though patterns and habits grow slowly and are often hard to break. A more complete understanding of how these patterns arise and how to conquer them is at hand.
Avoidance
This one is particularly tricky, as avoidance is the name of the game. If you have made it this far then congratulations. Distress is terrible but allowing distractions to become your destiny may be worse. You are most definitely worth the work.