You deserve happiness
as much as anyone else

Hi, my name is Von Coves

I’m a qualified therapist offering the following services:

• Counselling

• Psychotherapy

• EMDR Therapy

• Couples Counselling

If you’re reading this, something may be bothering you. To find out whether I can help you, please get in touch by filling in the contact page.

Therapy

The term ‘therapy’ encompasses counselling and psychotherapy.

Counsellors and Psychotherapists are Allied Health Professionals.

Counselling

Counselling involves working through personal issues by talking with a trained professional. Typically it is short-term.

For instance, you may want to boost your confidence, navigate grief from a past loss, manage stress more effectively, or discuss transitions in your career or relationship.

You might find it helpful to talk in a confidential space, without being judged or told what to do.

Counselling is for anyone who wants something in their life to change.

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a longer-term process that can facilitate profound change.

It focuses on understanding your thoughts and feelings on a deep level, enhancing self-awareness by bringing unconscious patterns to light.

For example, you may find yourself in dysfunctional relationships over and over again, but you stay because deep down you feel that you don’t deserve any better than this. There is a way out of this conflict.

Past experiences can create deeply ingrained patterns. By uncovering these underlying issues, you can break free from recurring cycles and move towards healthier relationships.

Life can improve when you are no longer driven by things that are outside of your awareness.

What is Psychotherapy?

Finding the right therapist 

A large part of the healing power of psychotherapy is found in the quality of your relationship with your therapist.

The right therapist is one who helps you to feel comfortable and safe. One who helps you to understand the conflict arising from different parts of yourself.

You are a unique individual, therefore, my approach is to focus on what works for you.

The journey toward self-understanding often begins in a safe, supportive therapeutic environment, where you can explore internal conflicts and develop self-awareness and compassion. A strong therapeutic relationship is central to the healing process. It can help to work out how you feel.

You might be interested in learning about post-traumatic growth - that finding meaning or value in what has happened can be the path to recovery.

Couples Counselling

Perhaps it’s time to stop having the same argument!

If you want to enhance communication, resolve ongoing disagreements, or reconnect as a couple, couples counselling may help. Couples counselling can be a circuit-breaker that doesn’t shame or blame.

My solution-focused approach emphasises identifying strengths within your relationship, allowing you to build on what works, and to try to let go of what doesn’t work.

Rather than going over the same old ground, you might be better off investing your energy into working with a professional to improve your relationship, or to find a way to let each other go with as much kindness and respect as possible.

If you are interested in couples counselling, please contact me for more information.

You are welcome here.