Banish the Crows Counselling Psychotherapy

About

Banish the Crows is the home of Jeremy Boughey's independent counselling psychotherapy practice in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. A BACP Registered Member

I am an integrative psychotherapist and highly regarded health care professional who believes that the inner conflict, within a person, is due to their confrontation with the givens of their existence and their relationship with life. Integrative therapists hold the view that there is no single approach that can treat individual clients in ALL situations. My grounded therapy style is 'existential' - I believe that we are motivated, as human beings, to live purposefully and meaningfully, and that we find meaning in life as a result of responding humanely to life's challenges. Additionally, I believe:

- Life has meaning under all circumstances, even the most challenging and miserable ones.

- Our main motivation for living is our will to find meaning in our life.

- We have freedom to find meaning in what we do, and what we experience, or at least in the stance we take.

- Sometimes we need guided support to address these concepts and understand our distress and the threat to our meaning-in-life.

My style incorporates a dynamic, analytical method and is used to help the person discover clues to their unease and distress and to consider alternative ways of viewing and overcoming their current struggle in locating meaning in life. I believe that this model lends itself well to working creatively with all aspects of human experience - whatever the therapeutic needs or problem(s) being faced by the person, regardless of their age or stage of life.

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