Who Can Counselling for Jealousy Help?
Do you often feel jealous of what other people have and feel that it is unfair that you do not have the same?
Do you worry about your partner cheating on you?
Do you feel jealous of your partner’s relationships with others?
Does your jealousy influence your decisions and the way that you behave?
Do you get into arguments with others because of your insecurity?
Do you feel insecure within yourself as if others have more to offer than you?
If you have answered ‘yes’ to one of more of these questions you may benefit from our counselling services dealing with jealousy and/or insecurity.
My husband and I tried a number of counsellors in Fulham before we found The Harley Psychology & Therapy Group. It was such a different experience to the ones we had had before and this time it actually seems to have worked! I would recommend that if you are struggling in your relationship you should try them.
Polly, Fulham
What Does Treatment for Jealousy and Insecurity Involve?
Step 1
The first step is to talk to one of our Therapists about the situations in which you feel jealous and what you do as a result of these feelings. Your Therapist will also ask you about how you feel about yourself and whether you are aware of feeling insecure or if you struggle to trust others to treat you well. They will also ask you some more general questions about yourself, your life and your relationships and what you would like to achieve through your treatment.
Step 2
Using the information from step 1 your Therapist will devise a treatment programme to help you to overcome your jealous feelings and any associated insecurities and anxiety, this is likely to include some Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques which will provide you with both practical and psychological ways of dealing with the uncomfortable feelings and unhelpful behaviours that accompany jealousy and insecurity.
Step 3
In parallel with Step 2 your Therapist will teach you strategies to boost both your confidence and self-esteem which will protect you from a future relapse of your difficulties and ensure that your life and your relationship start to run more smoothly.
Fees
Prices can be found on our Fees page.
If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to call 0203 504 9300 or fill out a contact form.
Locations
We have clinics in Richmond, Liverpool Street, Clapham, Marylebone, Fulham, Islington, Twickenham, Chiswick, and East Dulwich.
We also offer Online Counselling via Video.
Therapists
All of our Therapists offer Jealousy & Insecurity Counselling, click here to view the team.
Why Counselling is a Good Idea
When you decide to have a baby you step onto a roller coaster of emotions that doesn’t ever really end. Trying to conceive, be it naturally or through medical procedures such as IVF, presents couples with a raft of emotional challenges. Once you conceive you face the challenge of pregnancy and then once your baby is born you face the challenge of parenting. Learning to better manage your emotions at this stage will benefit you not only now but for the rest of yours and your children’s life.
Another reason to give this part of your well being attention when you are struggling within infertility is that evidence suggests that poor mental health has a detrimental impact on physical health. For example, it has been found that suffering from depression increases your chances of developing heart disease by 67% and cancer by 50%. More specifically one study reported a 2-fold increase in the risk of infertility among women with a history of depressive symptoms. It is thought that depression and anxiety could directly affect fertility by elevating prolactin levels and disrupting the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, thyroid and immune function. Depression and anxiety has also been associated with abnormal regulation of luteinizing hormone, a hormone that regulates ovulation.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a type of counselling which equips you with both a comprehensive understanding of why you are struggling with something and a clear set of psychological and practical tools to resolve this. CBT has a robust evidence base across a range of psychological and physical difficulties including fertility problems. For example, in a study of women who were not ovulating, one group received CBT and the other group was just observed. 80% of the women who received CBT started to ovulate again, as opposed to only 25% from the randomised observation group.
More Reading on this Subject
Should you wish to find out more about the topics that are covered by The British CBT Counselling Service, then please check out our blog articles here.
For more information related to marriage and relationship issues please visit our dedicated page:
• Marriage Counselling & Relationship Therapy
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