After a few personally difficult years Of change and loss I decided I needed to access person-centred counselling. It had been many years since I completed my mandatory 18 sessions during my diploma training, and to be honest, quite a daunting prospect. I thought I may not have fully grieved for one significant loss and I expected to replay and re-examine my childhood experiences. I only had three sessions with my counsellor and I was amazed at the subtle shift that happened