Joseph clearly explained his approach to counselling and the issues he would like to focus on from the get-go. The transparency and predictability Joseph provided helped to reduce my anxiety level before and during the counselling session. Overall, I have benefited from Joseph’s genuineness, compassion, sensitivity and expertise in trauma work.
In this turbulent COVID-19 period, change is constant and it may be anxiety-provoking for many. Anxiety is an emotion that is familiar to everyone. We experience it ourselves and see it manifest in others as well. Having the right understanding of anxiety positions us to be more effective in supporting our friends and family who are facing anxiety.
I have had positive responses with brainspotting and EMDR as part of my therapy. The first time I tried EMDR was to deal with the episodes of intense anxiety after a breakup. During the session, I could feel the anxiety leaving my body. After the first session, I could feel that my anxiety level has significantly reduced and it was a lot easy to cope.
I often felt much lighter after the brainspotting and EMDR session, not only due to relishing the unpleasant emotions but more importantly, rewiring the memories. I vividly remember that after one session, the initially grey and gloomy images of a piece of my memory were transformed into colourful and blissful ones. I also managed to remember more joyful details which I initially thought were nonexistent.
Covid-19 has hit us like never before. No doubt 2020 was a challenging year for everyone and now in 2021, we are still facing it. All of us have not fully recovered from the shock, pain, and difficulties that the pandemic has brought us. Many of us struggle to get through and figure out how we are going to live with this new normal.
