What is Counselling?
Counselling is a process that psychologically empowers individuals to seize back control of their lives, whilst working through issues and problems that have caused them to lose self-esteem, as well as confidence in their own abilities. Counselling increases self-awareness and a sense of well-being, and is often the first step individuals take on their path to discovering a more positive life.
Sharing and Caring
Sharing thoughts and concerns in a safe, confidential environment, and with an impartial counsellor, allows an individual time to explore feelings and limiting beliefs. This therapeutic relationship – between the counsellor and the client – strengthens from week to week, and gradually enables the client to open up and focus on the changes they most want to make in their life. These sessions usually take place at a pre-arranged time on a weekly basis.Counselling is suitable and recommended for anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, mental health problems, addictions, eating disorders, bereavement, anger management and many other reasons. If a client’s problem is affecting the quality of their life, interactions with others or their general well-being, counselling is an option that is definitely worth exploring. Counselling is a pro-active solution for addressing the issues that mentally bind and restrict a client.
What Does a Counsellor Do?
Personal worries can restrict a person’s ability to live their life as they would like to. It is a Counsellor’s job to actively listen to a client’s problems, and mentally challenge them to encourage them to seek a solution to their concerns. Counsellors provide a supportive service that creates a confidential space where clients can freely voice their feelings. Counsellors are non-judgmental and impartial, and simply reflect the client’s worries and concerns so that they are able to see the difficulties from another perspective.Counsellors may liaise with GPs, hospitals and Community Mental Health Teams to ensure the quality of a client’s care is maintained. In some cases Group Counselling may be offered to a client, if it is felt the individual would benefit from this form of therapeutic experience.
What to Expect From a Counselling Session
Counselling is a voluntary option. A client cannot be forced to seek counselling, but must want to embark on this form of therapy freely. An initial consultation will allow the client to express any dissatisfaction they may be experiencing in their life. The counsellor will ask questions to determine the best course of action to follow, and will suggest a follow-up appointment, if suitable. All the information shared at the session will remain confidential.The follow-on appointments will generally take place on a weekly basis, with regular progress reviews. These counselling sessions may cover background information, the identification of issues, the setting of goals, implementation and evaluation of intervention, and closure.
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