1 on 1 Support
From our first session, ideally conducted face to face, although not essential if the need for confidential support is urgent or schedules don't permit a meeting, is a completely candid (can be raw) diagnostic, problem solving session. It is essential that we establish complete trust and rapport so that we can tackle the issues you are experiencing NOW.
In this first session, I encourage a subjective assessment of what triggers stress for you, coupled with some detail of your background and experiences that you wish to share from the past. This frank and honest historical information is essential because it goes toward my determining your approach in the past to handling, and dealing with, problems, identifying your personality traits and your communication or working style. This is essential.
At the end of our first session you will have an action plan for how to tackle (without anger or difficult confrontation), the immediate issues causing you stress or distress in your life.
You will also have learnt Cardiac Coherence, which is a clinical reference to a state when your heart to has a more regular rhythm. Stress induces anxiety, makes our heart beat faster which makes it harder to regain composure. Cardiac Coherence is possible to attain using a breathing technique which will give you a tool for life for immediate and intermediate stress management.
From our second session, which may be 2 weeks to a month later, we will update and tackle current issues. This is always a priority so that you feel you can leave our session with strategies for tackling immediate stressful issues and situations. Longer term strategies are a bonus yet in general, my clients want FAST & EFFECTIVE strategies. In essence, reducing your stress 'at the time' is our main objective.