Gill Wier
My experience as a counsellor - and of having counselling myself - has convinced me of its value. I have seen counselling have a positive impact on many people, enabling them to gain a clearer understanding of themselves, come to terms with difficult life events and find their own way forward.
I aim to provide a safe place where you feel accepted and understood. My approach to counselling is integrative which means that I draw on various different models including Gestalt, person-centred and cognitive-behavioural approaches, depending on your particular situation and what seems to work best for you.
As well as seeing private clients, as a counsellor working in an NHS setting I have helped individuals of all ages with a wide range of issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties and stress. In addition to my counselling experience I have worked for many years in advice work and tenancy support, providing emotional and practical support to people from a range of backgrounds
My Christian faith informs my view of human beings as unique and valuable individuals. I am always open to discussing issues around faith, religion and spirituality as part of the counselling process, whether you share my faith or are coming from a different perspective.
Feedback from my clients
“During the time I came to counselling with Gill I became more aware of myself and how my way of thinking was affecting my behaviour. I came in the middle of a personal crisis where I was struggling with a lot of negative thoughts. I feel that by expressing and saying how I was feeling and thinking I was able to be more conscious of what I really wanted and how I wanted to live my life. I can say that now I feel more calm, confident and happy than when I began, and I can deal better with the situations that trigger some of my negative thoughts and reactions.”
“Counselling enabled me to feel more in control of my thoughts during my depressive episodes. This made me feel stronger and will enable me to face my depression in a much more positive and assertive way. I would recommend anyone to go for counselling for depression.”
“Counselling helped me to accept my feelings and believe that they were valid – this helped to gain self awareness and acceptance.”
“Gill helped me enormously in working things out for myself and understanding the reasons for me feeling, at that time, so very low.”
“Gill gave me the strength to see that I wasn’t such a bad person”
“Counselling helped me not to feel so alone with my depression – which was a great relief to me”.
"Having the space to work through some of the difficulties with you certainly helped me to reflect and take action."
"Thank you so much for standing by my side and providing me with a safe and supportive space, thus enabling me to challenge, confront and address a deep seated fear that was at times disabling."
"Counselling has helped me realise that I should take more time to think about me. Thankyou Gill, you have been fantastic in helping me get my old self back. I cannot express how talking to you has helped me realise that I went off track and I am now back on track to stay positive and happy. The sessions were extremely helpful. Keep up the brilliant work!"
"A difficult situation in my life brought me to counselling, which was a scary step, but one I'm very glad I took. My life up until this point had not involved me talking about my feelings. Counselling has made it easier for me to talk about how I feel, and as I have done this I have been able to work through the problems I was having. I now find it a lot easier to share with my friends, meaning that I now truly understand the meaning of good friendships. I have learned a lot about myself and other people, which has been very helpful in my all relationships in my life. Counselling has helped to bring me through an experience, when at points I thought I wasn't going to come out of the other side."
Email: gill@sheffieldcentralcounselling.co.uk