Kent Counselling For Schools

KCS counsellors are trained Integrative Therapists - a combined therapeutic approach that pulls together multiple therapeutic models, allowing support to be adaptable and most effective. At the heart of our counselling we use a Person-Centred approach - forming the foundation for other approaches to be introduced. Person-Centred Counselling – The core of our approach The basis of person-centred counselling is understanding that the solutions to the challenges students are facing already lie within them, and can be realised with the help of a counsellor. An essential therapeutic approach that assists students in moving closer to reaching their highest potential as individuals. Also referred to as person-centred therapy, its core principles are; Empathy Through empathic attunement can we understand why the student is behaving and feeling the way they are. The counsellor is able to “see through the eyes” of their client, creating a sense of validation and trust. Autonomy Having built a strong therapeutic relationship counselling helps develop personal power and resilience for clients, enabling new choices and decisions.