💬 The Benefits of Working with a Counsellor Who Uses a Pluralistic, Client-Tailored Approach
In a world where so many people are seeking support for their mental health and wellbeing, it’s important to find a counsellor who truly understands you. No two people are alike — and neither should their therapy be.
At Maverick Counselling, I believe that the most effective therapy is pluralistic — meaning it’s flexible, integrative, and tailored to meet each client’s unique needs, goals, and personality. This way of working allows me to combine evidence-based techniques from a range of counselling theories to create an approach that fits you, rather than fitting you into a model.
🌿 What Does “Pluralistic Counselling” Mean?
A pluralistic counsellor recognises that there’s no single method that works for everyone. Instead, therapy is seen as a collaborative process — drawing on different techniques and perspectives depending on what will help most at each stage.
In practice, this means I might use:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help identify and reshape unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
- Existential therapy to explore meaning, purpose, and the choices that define your life.
- Solution-Focused Therapy to highlight your strengths and create practical steps forward.
- Gestalt and somatic work to build awareness of your body, emotions, and present-moment experience.
- Narrative therapy to reframe the stories you tell about yourself and discover new perspectives.
- Mindfulness, expressive drawing or writing, and guided visualisations to deepen self-understanding and emotional release.
By combining these approaches, I can adapt each session to how you think, feel, and process best. Some clients prefer a structured, goal-oriented approach; others need space to reflect, create, or simply be. Pluralistic counselling honours both.
💡 Why a Tailored Approach Works Better
Many large counselling organisations or standardised therapy programs follow fixed protocols. While structured methods can be helpful, they don’t always address the complexity of real human experience.
A pluralistic, client-centred approach recognises that you are the expert in your own life. You bring your history, culture, values, and lived experiences into therapy — and that means your path to healing must reflect your individuality.
When counselling is tailored to you:
- You feel seen and understood, not generalised or categorised.
- Sessions evolve as your needs change.
- You build a stronger therapeutic relationship based on trust and collaboration.
- You gain tools and insights that genuinely fit your personality and lifestyle.
In other words, therapy becomes something you co-create — not something that’s done to you.
🪞 The Role of Creativity and Embodiment
Therapy is often imagined as simply “talking,” but for many people, emotions are stored in the body or expressed more naturally through creativity.
That’s why I incorporate expressive and somatic techniques into my work — using drawing, journaling, and mindfulness to help clients access parts of themselves that words can’t always reach.
This deeper, embodied process helps clients reconnect with intuition, release tension, and cultivate lasting self-awareness.
❤️ The Human Side of Being a Maverick
The word Maverick, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, means “an independent-minded person who does not go along with the group or rules.”
That definition perfectly reflects my philosophy as a counsellor. I believe in thinking differently, challenging convention when it limits progress, and always putting the individual at the centre of therapy.
Being a Maverick means bringing authenticity, evidence, and heart to every session — while respecting the courage it takes for each client to show up and do this work.
🌏 Who Can Benefit from a Pluralistic Approach?
A client-tailored model is helpful for almost anyone — from individuals seeking personal clarity, to couples navigating relationship challenges, to professionals needing supervision.
It’s particularly effective if you:
- Feel like previous therapy approaches didn’t quite “fit”
- Value collaboration and flexibility in how you work
- Want a blend of structure and creativity
- Appreciate a holistic view of mind, body, and emotion
Whether you’re seeking individual counselling, couples therapy, youth support, or clinical supervision, this approach allows you to receive care that aligns with your unique story and goals.
🌼 Final Thoughts
Working with a counsellor who takes a pluralistic, client-tailored approach means experiencing therapy that truly revolves around you. It’s personal, flexible, and grounded in evidence — blending traditional theory with creativity, mindfulness, and somatic awareness.
At Maverick Counselling, I bring over 20 years of experience to helping people find insight, balance, and confidence — through counselling that’s as individual as they are.
You don’t have to fit the therapy.
The therapy should fit you.
If you would like to know more detail about how we can assist please contact us if you want to talk to us, book a session via our website today.
