That is why I love counselling and think it is for all of us.... So often, we are held prisoner by our past, carry round huge rucksacks of emotional baggage, the shame of our past mistakes, the unexpressed grief of our losses, the pent up anger toward those who have hurt us and so many other feelings that need to be heard and validated. Counselling gives us a chance to rid ourselves of this and is a place to express ourselves freely, a place we can access our authentic self a