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The power of story

A story is more than a timeline – it’s the interaction of character and belief with event and purpose – the story you tell yourself about what has happened and why – the meta-story that becomes the filter through which we experience every other story. When a story is told, it has an impact on the teller and the listener. Join me as we explore the power of story.

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Let’s get messy

A lot of starting-out counsellors worry about whether they have got it all together and how they can be “professional” enough to do the right thing by their client. But Carl Rogers, the pioneer of person-centered therapy is famous for insisting that the therapeutic relationship has got to be more than this. The therapist must be willing to be real in order to make a genuine human connection with clients. Sometimes being real means being aware that our lives are messy too.

Enjoy the short video below ( 6 minutes).

If you would like to know more about the training that is available to learn to walk alongside others, or if you’d like to book an individual session for your own personal growth or healing, please

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The hidden servant

In the third session in this series laying foundations for pastoral counselling and life coaching, we look at the model of Jesus as one who ministered in anonymity. Isaiah 42 paints a picture of the servant Messiah who is able to empower others whilst walking in humility and obscurity. It can be tiring and sacrificial to pour our lives into others without being able to “tell the story” but ultimately we hear the “Well done, good and faithful servant.” from the audience of One.

Enjoy the video below ( 9 minutes).

If you would like to know more about the training that is available to learn to walk alongside others, or if you’d like to book an individual session for your own personal growth or healing, please

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Learning to trust

It’s easy to believe that God is with us when things are going well. But it’s more difficult when we face losses and challenges. Right now, many people are struggling to trust God completely. We can experience victory in one area but still struggle to trust God in others; to keep on believing for a good outcome in places where we have not yet seen breakthrough, or have suffered disappointment in the past. This message is about how much Jesus trusted the Father in his darkest hour.

Enjoy the video below ( 11 minutes).

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God who is there

I used to think that the driving force of my life’s work was to help people to find freedom and that’s still a very important goal for me. But I have realised in these challenging times that freedom is a hard road to walk and many of us yearn for safety, connection, and intimacy. I have chosen to start this introduction to the fundamentals of Christian counselling and life coaching by challenging the philosophy that we all have to walk this difficult road alone. We are not alone, because God is the God who is there for us. 

Enjoy the video below ( 9 minutes).

If you would like to know more about the training that is available to learn to walk alongside others, or if you’d like to book an individual session for your own personal growth or healing, please

contact me (Jill)

or check out my professional website 

https://jilllawtonedpsy.life/