what is counselling, and how can counselling help?

What is Counselling?

How can acounsellor help?

What is counselling? How can a counsellor help?

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Counselling is a process, where

two or more people get together

with the specific intention

of exploring and addressing

some issue or problem

of a personal nature



This may take place

as individual counselling,

as couple counselling,

or as family counselling



A counsellor has expertise in

how personal issues develop,

and how to resolve them.

It is NOT his job to tell you

what to do about your problem,

but rather to suggest how you

can explore the issue.



A good counsellor is skilful in

recognising ideas and suggestions

that are relevant to each client,

but the bottom line is that

YOU are a unique person, and

YOU are the expert on what works

or doesn’t work for YOU.



Counselling is a collaborative

process, a team work, and

it is essential that the counsellor

and the client work well together.

Research shows that this is the

most important factor for making

counselling successful!



The counselling relationship can be

seen as the vehicle that is used for

the therapeutic journey.

The better the quality of the vehicle

the more enjoyable the ride will be,

and the easier you will reach

your desired goal.



You will have opportunities

to explore your difficulties from

various angles, to develop more

awareness and understanding

of your feelings, behaviours,

motivations, choices and decisions.



As a result, you will be able to

develop better ways of handling

the kind of situations

that you have struggled with.



Sometimes the counsellor’s role is

simply to be a good listener;

someone who is able to

really hear and understand

your difficulties;

someone who can acknowledge

and validate your experience.



Other times the counsellor’s role is

to provide new angles

for looking at a situation.

Counselling will help you discover

what is hiding in your "blind spots",

and help you develop new skills

for tackling your issues.



The counsellor may challenge your

patterns of thinking and reasoning.

That can be intriguing,

and even confronting at times.



As long as the working relationship

is good, and challenges are offered

in a manner that demonstrates

caring for your wellbeing,

you will find the experience

empowering

rather than disempowering.



Good counselling is an enjoyable

and refreshing process,

full of “aha-moments”;

insights into how to deal with

issues you have struggled with,

as well as with issues that may

come up in the future.



Life will never stop presenting us

with new challenges to deal with.

Good counselling makes you better

at handling these on your own,

rather than making you dependent

on the counsellor for dealing

with new issues that come up.



To find out more about how counselling can help you,

and how you can enjoy your

life to its full potential,

please, visit my website:

http://www.IntAwa.com.au

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