The military way of life has been a very special part of my life and the experience it bought with it certainly played its part in me becoming a counsellor. Having being married to a serving British soldier for many years and also having worked in a variety of roles in the UK and overseas it is fair to say I have plenty of experience regarding this unique way of life.
Having a son critically injured in Iraq gave me first hand experience of the devastation injury causes to those affected and their families. This was the news no mother wants to hear and it changed my life in many ways sending me on a quest for answers, wanting to know how other injured soldiers were treated, finding out about PTSD, doing everything I could to get an insight into the world of our wounded personnel. 
On my journey of discovery I secured a role supporting injured personnel who totally inspired me with their strength, courage and not forgetting their infamous `squaddie` humour which is an essential part of who they are, helping them to overcome adversity against all the odds. This part of my life inspired me and saw me take a career change and so the footings of my counselling journey began.
I believe my ability to combine my experience of military life with my counselling skills proves really beneficial when working with military families, it really does help to understand the military way of life, military jargon and the military system to enable me to fully understand my clients world and help them to explore their issues.
Listed below are some of the issues a military client may bring to counselling
- Separation, deployment/operational (Post and Pre-deployment)
- Anxiety/depression/anger
- Injury, Trauma, Stress
- Relationship issues, family dynamics
- Loss and Bereavement
- Abuse and Domestic Violence
- Alcohol/Substance Abuse
- Transition from military to civilian life
- Bullying
- New to Army Life
- PTSD and other Mental Health Disorders
For more information please call me on 07513954154 if I am unavailable please leave a message or text me and I will get back to you. You can also email me on tracey@echoescounselling.com
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