Counselling & Life Coaching in London City
Maggie Morrow MSc Integrative Psychotherapy, BSc Psychology

How I work

In this section I describe my approach to working with you. I also outline how I maintain and respect your confidentiality.

Normally meetings are organised weekly, at the same time, on the same day and each session lasts 50 minutes. If you would like more information on the techniques I use you can check out the Therapies Offered section of this website or go to my main website at: www.maggiemorrow.com

Overall Approach

As mentioned on my homepage, I believe every individual has a unique learning style. What is helpful for one person may not be helpful to another. Therefore, when working, I tailor my approach and techniques to suit you. By working collaboratively, I aim to empower you to enhance your sense of situational and self-awareness, to help you devise personally effective strategies for addressing problematic issues and to achieve more satisfaction in life. For more information on the techniques I use see Therapies I Offer section.

The Initial Meeting

I view our first meeting as an opportunity for both of us to explore whether working together will help you find a solution to the problem(s) you are facing. During this meeting I like to obtain a basic outline of the problem(s) which made you seek therapy and identify what a good therapy outcome would look like for you. This meeting is also an opportunity for you to check out my style of working. I like to answer any questions you have about the way I work. I will let you know if I think the skills I have will make me effective in supporting you to find a solution for your problem. If I do not think I can be of help, I will make recommendations for alternatives that may be more helpful to you.

If I believe I can help you, I am aware that you might like to go away and think for a while before making a decision to work with me or not. Alternatively, you may like to organise a further meeting or more at the end of the session. I do recommend that you check out a number of therapists in order to get the best sense of which approach will work best for you. You can learn more about the Therapies I Offer by clicking that section on this website menu.

Further Meetings

I find that people differ greatly in how they like to plan their therapy sessions, depending on the problems they are dealing with and the solutions they are seeking. Therefore, I like to discuss your requirements and agree an initial plan we can work towards. This always has flexibility and can be changed. You can get an idea of the type of contracts other people find useful by checking the How Long Will It Take? section on my main website.

Once we have agreed the structure for further sessions, we commence the work. My aim throughout our work is to ensure I understand the issues you face. I hope to strengthen your ability to identify and implement solutions which address your problem(s) as effectively as possible. Through this process, I aim to enhance your overall sense of control and satisfaction in dealing with difficult issues.

At the beginning of each session I ask you what you want to work on and obtain feedback throughout the work about which interventions are most helpful. My aim is to build on what you find most helpful.

I tend to use an integration of a number of different therapeutic approaches in most sessions. Sometimes I might use one particular approach more often if you find it particularly helpful. You can find out more about the approaches I use by checking the Therapies I Offer section of this website.

Your Confidentiality

Maintaining your confidentiality is central to my work. I do not discuss the details of any therapy session with anyone except my clinical supervisor without your permission(this is a requirement of the professional codes I adhere to - see Training and Qualifications section of my main website).

Breaking Confidentiality

The times that I would consider breaking confidentiality would be if I felt you were seriously at risk of harming yourself, another person or if another person is seriously of harm to you or if a child is at risk of being harmed. In such instances I would make every effort to discuss the situation with you first but if that was not possible, I would consider contacting relevant services e.g. your GP or emergency services, for example, hospital or police.