Ruth Gorrie
Counsellor and Psychotherapist
Counselling is an investment that can make a massive difference to the present and the future.
Be heard. Explore. Restore.
What counselling can help with
Life can be a struggle, with incredibly difficult and painful experiences encountered along the way. These can have a knock-on effect to how we cope day to day; how we respond to situations; how we are in relationships and how our mental health is. Things often get pushed to the side rather than dealt with, leaving us with an accumulation of unresolved issues, unfelt pain, and unacknowledged thoughts and feelings. Counselling can be a proactive step to finding a positive and healthy way forward.
It is absolutely normal to feel apprehensive about having counselling, what it is, whether it will benefit us and how it will go. Talking to someone who doesn’t know us, the people in our life or our situation may feel strange, but talking to a trained professional, who is impartial and not personally affected, in a safe, non-judgemental environment, who can help support us through specific issues, can be invaluable.
Low self-esteem and low confidence can have repercussions in so many areas of our life and relationships. They can be crippling.
I have a special interest in supporting people around these areas . I'd love to work with you to improve this so that you can be more accepting and happier with who you are, find the confidence to try things which will help lead you along more fulfilling paths. We can look at what's got you to this place, how it affects you, how you feel about it, and ways forward.
As a result of working with people with low self-esteem I have worked with many people around neurodiversity, as often the result of a lifetime of being given negative labels, being misunderstood, not receiving the support they deserve, and being in environments that don't work for them, often leads to low self-esteem. As does living with, being in relationship with, or supporting someone with neurodiversity, because there can be extra challenges and there is such a lack of understanding surrounding this area. I love supporting people who struggle in this area and helping people understand neurodiversity, grow in acceptance and compassion, and find ways to work with it.
Every person is unique, incredible and worthy to be loved, and you are no exception!
About me
My name is Ruth, and I am a Coventry based counsellor. I offer one to one counselling for adults over the age of 18, with a range of difficulties or reasons for accessing therapy. My counselling room is just off the Binley Road in the Stoke area of Coventry CV2.
I qualified as a counsellor in 2019, did an extra year of study, and then set up my private practice in October 2020. Counselling is my main job, and I feel very fortunate to have found a career that I love. I am available to see clients Monday -Friday during the day and in the evenings and can be very flexible with timings and frequency, according to what people want and need.
I also have experience in supporting the voluntary sector, counselling in various agencies and settings with adults from all sorts of backgrounds and with a whole variety of issues.
Counselling is an under-utilised resource which can be such a useful tool in so many situations. Whether you’ve had a difficult time and want to talk it through; be heard; need some additional support; or want to explore your responses, feelings, attitudes and behaviours. Whether you’re grieving the loss of someone or something; or are depressed, anxious, having relational difficulties; or wanting to work out who you are rather than who others want/expect you to be. Whether you are suffering low self-esteem; knowing something has to change/give, or anything else I haven’t mentioned… I invite you to have a free 15 minute initial consultation with me on the phone, where we can talk more about the kind of support you are looking for, and you can get a feel for how I work and the service I provide.