What is counselling?

What is counselling?

This is a question asked often and there a many differing opinions and beliefs about the counselling process. Counselling is a skilled process…..

Fostering wellbeing through personal growth, assisting clients to resolve crises and life problems through personal change, developing personal meaning and healing following grief and loss (2012) – Glenn Shepherd

Many clients come to counselling with an expectation that the counsellor will solve their problems/issues by telling them what to do or providing advice. Some even expect a magic wand to come out! In reality counselling is a process that enables the client to view their problems/issues from another or clearer perspective, developing new insights. Good counselling assists the client to make decision about themselves and their lives by reflecting on experience, thoughts and judgements in an open, working though feelings and emotions to develop solutions and coping strategies which support and benefit their lives.

Fostering wellbeing through personal growth, assisting clients to resolve crises and life problems through personal change, developing personal meaning and healing following grief and loss (2012)

References:

https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/NOE.What-is-Counselling-A-Search-for-a-Definition.pdfPsychotherapy-2012.pdf