Gillian Houghton
People say I am easy to talk to, down to earth, kind, a good listener with a sense of humour. I have plenty of life experience too. This includes raising two daughters, having had a career in marketing & advertising and helping run mine and my husband’s business.
I became counsellor later in life. I am a counsellor due to the wonderful and life-changing experience I had as a client. My counselling experience was very healing because someone listened to my life story. It helped me make sense of my world both past and present. I was listened to, not judged, given as much time as was needed and then I felt so much better. This is what I now want to help others experience. I want to pass on what I gratefully received myself, something that training alone cannot give, it is the knowledge of what it felt like to sit in the counselling chair myself. These experiences will hopefully contribute to me helping you gain what you need and achieve your individual goals.
You will find me open and authentic and it would be difficult to shock me. I am very enthusiastic about counselling and how it can help. I count it a privilege to listen to peoples’ stories and confidentiality is of paramount importance to me.