Alcohol Abuse - How can Counselling Help?
Deciding about counselling for alcohol use can be a difficult
decision. People often feel embarrased about their drinking or
believe that nobody can help. You may be reluctant to talk about drinking,
you may see a problem with drinking, but not serious enough to seek help,
or you may doubt that counselling can help.
In reality counselling
is highly effective and people find the process comforting and
non-threatening. When you start counselling you realise that we
don't judge you, we don't impose goals on you that you are not comfortable
with and we are also willing to work on other areas of your life
that not related to alcohol use. At the same time, we will
explore your drinking habit, we will challenge you, we will provide you
with alternatives and will teach you skills that you can use whenever
you need it.
The areas and what you can expect form your
counselling are:
