Counselling for Unhelpful Behaviours

We describe an unhelpful behaviour as an uncontrollable urge to engage in a behaviour that is either physically, emotionally, socially and/or financially harmful. These can include substance misuse (e.g. alcohol and drugs), gambling, sex, pornography, food, self harm, exercise, shopping, playing videos.
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Who Can This Type of Counselling Help?

Do you miss time from work because of your behaviour?
Is your behaviour having a negative impact on your family and relationships?
Have you gotten into financial difficulties as a result of your behaviour?
Does your behaviour help you to escape from worries and problems?
Does your behaviour make you feel better in the short term and worse in the longer term?

If you have answered ‘yes’ to one or more of these above question it is possible that you are suffering from an addiction and would benefit from our counselling services.

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Therapy has improved my life in a big way. It has enabled me to think and act positively, and cope with every day stress and anxiety. As a direct result of the tools I have gained, I am a much happier person. I cannot recommend Dr Gray highly enough, and would encourage anyone who is struggling to give therapy a go.

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How Does the Treatment?

Step 1

In your first couple of sessions your Therapist will ask you questions to enable them to understand why your symptoms have developed and what approach will bring you the quickest and most enduring relief.

Step 2

The second step is to identify the problem that you are using the behaviour to escape from and finding another way of managing it that isn’t harmful.

Step 3

If the behaviour isn’t something that can be eliminated completely (e.g. food, shopping, exercise) your Therapist will then help you to find a way of engaging in the behaviour in a way that is under your control and doesn’t lead to physical or emotional harm.

Step 4

Finally, your Therapist will teach you how to boost your confidence and self-esteem and eliminate self-criticism and self-doubt which will protect you from slipping back into unhelpful patterns of behaviours in the future.

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Should you wish to find out more about Unhelpful Behaviours then you can check out our unhelpful behaviours related blog articles here.

For more information related specifically to alcohol abuse or gambling addiction please visit our dedicated pages:
Counselling for Alcohol Problems
Counselling for Gambling Problems

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