testimonials

Take testimonials with a pinch of salt. This is because one person's experience will always be different to another's - we are all different, and we all like, and dislike different things.

Most clients will not put their name to an open review on Google for confidentiality reasons, plus a therapist should never ask for a review. So, any reviews you see on Google Maps etc are questionable, especially if there is a high number of them compared to other therapists in the area.

With AI around so much now, some therapists are purchasing fake 'reviews', you can usually spot a fake review easily once you know what to look for. A fake review tends to be lengthy without spelling mistakes, or grammatical errors. There are probably have a series of reviews close together - month after month.

I urge you not to go on testimonials when choosing a counsellor, but instead to go with whom you like the 'sound' of, but not just that.. Just because a Dr. has a good 'bedside manner', it doesn't make them a good Dr.

You will never really know which is the right therapist for you, until therapy really gets going, and you come up against the difficult stuff together.

To publish all testimonials spanning over 20 years would be too much, so to keep it simple here are three:

"If I am totally honest I was not convinced that counselling would help me as I am not in my comfort zone talking about myself, I could not of been more wrong...It became very apparent that my fears were daft!! I was worried that I would be judged, but you were totally non-judgmental and made me feel safe in disclosing things very personal to me". A Client

"Counselling has transformed my existence and it doesn't bear thinking about how I would of been without it and I shall always be grateful". A Client

"I have never had a male counsellor before. I was a bit worried, but I found Chirs very easy to talk to, and he helped me a lot with my issues with men, thanks very much Chris"