{"id":33,"date":"2013-11-02T12:17:56","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T12:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2018-09-06T10:58:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T10:58:54","slug":"why-counselling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/why-counselling\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Counselling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image-smart-counselling-why-counselling.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55 alignleft\" alt=\"image-smart-counselling-why-counselling\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image-smart-counselling-why-counselling.png\" width=\"265\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image-smart-counselling-why-counselling.png 265w, http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image-smart-counselling-why-counselling-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a>When you&#8217;re so stressed by the burdens of life you feel as if you&#8217;re a twig about to snap, talking to someone can ease that pressure.<\/p>\n<p>But why talk to a therapist? Why not someone who knows you personally?<\/p>\n<p>Well, it&#8217;s not always possible to open up to a friend or relative. And their advice, however well meaning, might not be right for you.<\/p>\n<p>A professionally trained therapist, on the other hand, talks to you objectively, helping you explore your feelings in a safe, secure and empathic place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re so stressed by the burdens of life you feel as if you&#8217;re a twig about to snap, talking to someone can ease that pressure. But why talk to a therapist? Why not someone who knows you personally? Well, it&#8217;s not always possible to open up to a friend or relative. And their advice, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions\/235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smartcounselling.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}