Who's The Best Counsellor in Bradford and Halifax?

Let’s explore who might actually be… “the best Counsellor”.

Spoiler Alert! There is no “best Counsellor”, only the “best Counsellor” for YOU! Here’s why…

So who’s the best Counsellor?

This is a great question! Is it me? Is it someone else?

I imagine that much of your experience, just like mine, has been to have someone try to "sell" you on their worth... to give you an elevator pitch on why you should choose them.

Finding the right Counsellor for you is a different kind of process. Qualifications, Memberships to Governing Bodies, experience, yes, all good to have in place and encouraging to see. But what is really going to help you is the connection you feel towards the individual. Who are they? How do they talk? Do you feel safe and supported by this person. What are you feeling inside? Your gut reactions are worthy measuring sticks and if you feel something… “more”… with one particular Counsellor, there’s a very good chance they are the one for you.

So when we approach this question from this other angle…

No one actually knows who the best Counsellor is for YOU!

You are, in fact, the expert when it comes to knowing what you need. The important thing is to always return to the feeling. If this Counsellor feels right, give it a go. If they don’t, have another look. As Counsellors I believe we would all agree that finding the right Counsellor for you is one of the most important factors to successful therapy, and we support your search.

How do you even know if Counselling will actually help you?

The best Counsellor for you will be the one who can get you to where you want to be and much of this will rely on the trust and bond that you share with your Counsellor, created over time. Counselling represents a special kind of relationship focused on you. It is quite unlike any other kind of relationship in every day life and in that sense, it is special. Like any relationship it grows, it learns, it adapts and you often find amazing things happening, “eureka moments” and breakthroughs arriving hand in hand with the developing relationship. The more we trust in the other person, the more we can give, and this goes both ways. A good relationship is based on trust and understanding. Having these qualities robustly alive helps in the relationship promotes a deeper level of work and therefore more opportunity for healing and change.

It's best to "shop around" and see who's a good fit for your personality and your needs. There really is no "one size fits all" here. There’s a subtle but powerful difference between “I need a Counsellor” and “I would like YOU as my Counsellor”. It signals to the therapeutic relationship that a connection has already formed. It’s reasuring to yourself that you’ve made the right choice.

Many Counsellors will offer you a free discovery call so you can get a feel for who we are as people and whether we are going to work well together.

The best Counsellor is the one that helps you the most.

Only you can determine the particulars of what that means exactly.

We all offer something slightly different in our own unique ways and so without any doubt, there IS a “best” Counsellor for you, it’s just a question of doing a little research by talking to a few to get a feel for what’s on offer.

The world of Counselling is an amazing place and you have boundless opportunity to make this work for you.

I'd love to help of course, and my clients receive nothing but my absolute best, but honestly it's up to you to decide whether I, or anyone else, can help YOU!

The power is yours!

With warmth,

James