Adult Therapy/Counselling

Adult (Individual) Counselling Services

We are aware that for many different reasons, some people prefer to deal with their counselling needs on a one-to-one rather than group setting. We provide such opportunity to many of our clients mental health, social, sexual and reproductive issues. In FCC Clinics, therefore, we are committed to offering our clients individual (1-2-1) quality services that will allow them maximize their potentials and live as effectively as possible. We provided therapy for the following needs:


1. Mental health problems: 

Mental health challenges are not exclusive problem of certain individuals. In course of everyone's life journey, there are situations and circumstances that can seriously threaten or affect people's mental health. It is important that the stigma around mental health problems is gradually but steadily broken to enable sufferers seek the necessary support and help they need. These include: 

  1.   Anxiety disorders (Generalized Anxiety Disorder [GAD], Health Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Social anxiety etc)
  2. Depression
  3. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)
  4. Combat Stress
  5. Bipolar Disorders
  6. Psychosis (Schizophrenia)
  7. Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD)
  8. Abuses (Sexual, Physical, Verbal,  Emotional etc.)
  9. Body Dysphoria
  10. Eating Disorders
  11. Self-Harm etc.
  12.  Addictions: Alcohol, Gambling, Drugs and/or sex

 

2. Social Problems 

  1.  Low self-Esteem/ self-confidence, 
  2. Anger/Aggressive behaviours 
  3. Social Phobias/anxieties
  4. Substance misuse (alcohol, drugs etc.)
  5. Living with HIV/AIDS

 

3. Situational Crisis

  1.   Identity crisis in young people, 
  2. Bullying (Physical, Emotional, Cyber etc) 
  3. Bereavement / Coping with Terminal illness (Death and dying)paragraph

 

4. Sexual and Reproductive Issues

 In our therapeutic work with men and women with sexual and reproductive issues, we sometimes collaborate with medical teams (NHS and private) to develop our care plan for our clients. We offer therapy to clients with the following challenges:

WOMEN ISSUES 

  1. Low sex drive (libido)
  2. Menopausal issues 
  3. Unplanned pregnancy
  4. Infertility/sub-fertility
  5. Contraception and Post-termination of pregnancy
  6. Recurrent miscarriages, Still births, Abnormality/disabilities
  7. Poly-cystic Ovaries, Endometriosis, Fibroid etc
  8. Post-Natal Depression (PND)
  9. Post-Natal Body Dysmorphias

 

MEN ISSUES

  1. Sexual Dysfunction (no erection, early ejaculation)
  2. Infertility/sub-fertility
  3. Mid-age crisis('Manopause')
  4. Low or excessive libido (sex drive)
  5. De-masculinised self-image
  6. Attachment and role-model issues

 

Depression

Definitions of Depression

Low Mood - A low mood is referred to by some as a ‘heavy heart.’ Low mood can include:  Sadness;  Feeling anxious or panicky; Worry; Tiredness; Low self-esteem;  Frustration; and/or Anger.  A low mood typically will tend to lift after a few days or weeks, if it does not lift it may be a sign of depression.


Depression Definition 1: World Health Organisation

“Depression is a common mental disorder, characterised by persistent sadness and a loss of interest in activities that you normally enjoy, accompanied by an inability to carry out daily activities, for at least two weeks.
In addition, people with depression normally have several of the following: a loss of energy; a change in appetite; sleeping more or less; anxiety; reduced concentration; indecisiveness; restlessness; feelings of worthlessness, guilt, or hopelessness; and thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Depression is treatable, with talking therapies or antidepressant medication or a combination of these."


Depression Definition 2: Mind

“Depression is a low mood that lasts for a long time and affects your everyday life. In its mildest form, depression can mean just being in low spirits. It does not stop you leading your normal life but makes everything harder to do and seem less worthwhile. At its most severe, depression can be life-threatening because it can make you feel suicidal or simply give up the will to live. If the feelings are interfering with your life and don't go away after a couple of weeks, or if they come back over and over again for a few days at a time, it could be a sign that you're experiencing depression.”

Mind’s definition of depression focuses on the amount of time the low mood lasts for. Depressed people encounter intense and enduring symptoms of depression that take more than two weeks to resolve and often reoccur. There are both psychological and physiological symptoms of depression, which are considered below.


Depression Definition 3:  Mental Health Foundation

“Depression is a common mental disorder that causes people to experience depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration.
Depression is different from feeling down or sad. Unhappiness is something which everyone feels at one time or another, usually due to a particular cause. A person experiencing depression will experience intense emotions of anxiety, hopelessness, negativity and helplessness, and the feelings stay with them instead of going away.
Depression can happen to anyone. Many successful and famous people who seem to have everything going for them battle with this problem. Depression also affects people of every age. Half of the people who have depression will only experience it once, but for the other half, it will happen again. The length of time that it takes to recover ranges from around six months to a year or more.”


Depression - Symptoms

The symptoms of depression vary between individuals. In some rare cases depression can cause: hallucinations, delusions, extreme weakness, or not being able to move parts of the body. Some people might refer to this as a ‘nervous breakdown.’ The most common psychological and physical symptoms of depression are listed below.


The social symptoms of depression include

  • Poor performance at work.
  • Avoidance of contact with friends and participating in fewer social activities.
  • Loss of interest in hobbies and interests.
  • Difficulties with your family and home life.

Psychological and Physical  Symptoms of Depression include

  • Tiredness and loss of energy.
  • Sadness that does not go away.
  • Feeling tearful.
  • Loss of self-confidence and low self-esteem.
  • Difficulty concentrating.
  • Not being able to enjoy things that are usually pleasurable or interesting.
  • Being not motivated or interested in things.
  • Finding it difficult to make decisions.
  • Feeling anxious all the time.
  • Avoiding other people, sometimes even your close friends.
  • Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness.
  • Sleeping problems - difficulties in getting off to sleep or waking up much earlier than usual.
  • Very strong feelings of guilt or worthlessness.
  • Finding it hard to function at work/college/school.
  • Loss of sex drive and/or sexual problems.
  • Thinking about suicide and death.
  • Thoughts of harming yourself.
  • Low mood lasting two weeks or more.
  • Comfort eating or losing your appetite.
  • Gaining or losing weight.
  • Physical movement that is either slowed down or sped up.
  • Feeling irritable and intolerant of others.
  • Physical aches and pains.
  • Constipation.
  • Unexplained aches and pains.
  • Changes to your menstrual cycle.


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