25/04/2026
"I nearly didn't come because I didn't think I was bad enough."
That's one of the things I hear most. And it's usually from someone who's been struggling for months.
There's no minimum level of suffering you have to reach before counselling is allowed. You don't need a diagnosis. You don't need a specific event to point to. Feeling like something's off is enough.
New post on why people wait — and why they don't have to.
🔗 https://davidlewiscounselling.com/blog/do-i-need-to-be-in-crisis-to-go-to-counselling/
A lot of people wait until things get really bad before they try counselling. David Lewis, person-centred counsellor in Liverpool, on why that's understandable — and why you don't have to.
