FAQs

Golden Path Counselling offers:

• Individual counselling

• Couples counselling

• Family counselling

Whether you’re navigating personal struggles, relationship challenges, parenting concerns, or major life transitions, support is tailored to your unique situation.

You don’t have to be in crisis to benefit from counselling.

You might consider reaching out if you are:

• Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or low

• Struggling in your relationship

• Experiencing conflict within your family

• Navigating separation or divorce

• Facing parenting challenges

• Dealing with trauma, domestic violence, or substance use issues

• Feeling stuck and unsure how to move forward

If something doesn’t feel right, that’s often reason enough to seek support.

The first session is about getting to know you.

Sofy will gently explore what has brought you to counselling, what you would like to work on, and what you hope to gain from the process. There is no pressure to share everything at once. You set the pace.

This is also an opportunity for you to ask questions and decide whether the space feels right for you.

Yes.

Sofy is trained in the Gottman Method for couples therapy and supports partners experiencing:

• Communication breakdown

• Ongoing conflict

• Trust issues

• Intimacy concerns

• Separation or reconciliation decisions

The focus is on understanding patterns, improving communication, and creating healthier ways of relating.

Yes.

Family counselling can include children and adolescents where appropriate. Sofy is trained in family systems therapy and child-inclusive practice, helping families navigate:

• Parenting challenges

• Blended family adjustments

• Separation and co-parenting

• Youth at risk

• Emotional or behavioural concerns

The goal is to strengthen relationships and improve understanding within the family system.

Confidentiality is a core part of counselling.

What you share in sessions remains private, with a few legal exceptions, such as risk of serious harm to yourself or others, or when required by law. These limits will be explained clearly during your first session.

There is no fixed timeline.

Some people attend for a few sessions to work through a specific issue. Others choose longer-term support. Together, you will regularly review your goals and progress to ensure counselling remains helpful and aligned with your needs.

Yes.

Sofy has training in psychosexual therapy and supports individuals and couples experiencing:

• Changes in desire

• Intimacy difficulties

• Sexual concerns

• Relationship-related sexual challenges

These conversations are handled with sensitivity, professionalism, and respect.

That’s completely normal.

Starting counselling can feel vulnerable. Many people feel uncertain before their first session. You are not expected to have the right words or a clear plan. Simply showing up is enough.

Counselling is a space where you can be yourself, without judgment.

You can get in touch via the contact form, email, or phone to arrange an appointment. If you’re unsure whether counselling is right for you, you’re welcome to reach out with questions first.

Taking the first step may feel difficult, but it can also be the beginning of meaningful change.