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admin@visioncounselling.com.auCounselling can provide people with the opportunity to share their views, be heard and gain new perspectives on their situation and experiences. Counselling can help people to gain clarity surrounding issues. Together with their counsellor people identify and work towards achieving the desired outcomes and goals for counselling.
What is counselling?
Counselling is a form of ‘talk therapy’. It is a process where an individual, couple or family meet with a counsellor to talk about issues and problems that they are facing in their lives. Professional counselling is confidential and non-judgmental.
What is Professional Counselling?
Professional counselling can provide guidance to help people navigate life’s challenges.
According to 20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling, the delegates comprised of 31 counseling organizations agreed upon a unified definition of counselling:
Professional counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.
Counselors work with clients on strategies to overcome obstacles and personal challenges that they are facing.
How can counselling help me?
Counselling is used to deal with a broad range of issues and problems that you may be facing. Counselling can help you to deal with stress, provide treatment for anxiety and treatment for depression.
Counselling can provide you with the opportunity to reassess or set new goals in your life and help you to gain clarity and direction.
Counselling can be used to address issues and problems within your relationship or provide mediation between you and your partner.
Often people will engage in counselling when a crisis has occurred in their lives.
Counsellors often specialise in different areas.
Finding a counsellor
When searching for an appropriate counselling service, don’t be afraid to ask the counsellor questions. You may like to ask the counsellor if they have a particular area of expertise (such as marriage counselling or grief and loss), what each session will cost and the amount of sessions that may be required to achieve your goals for counselling.
To ensure that you will receive a professional counselling service, ask your counsellor if they are member of one of the peak professional bodies of counselling in Australia, such as the Australian Counselling Association and if they adhere to a Professional Code of Ethics.
If you would like assistance to find a counsellor, find a psychologist or information on local counselling services, contact us today.
Article Title: What is counselling? Article By: Vision Counselling and Psychology, Perth Western Australia Web Address: www.visioncounselling.com.au Published: 09/04/2014 “What is Professional Counseling?”, (American Counseling Association), Available: http://www.counseling.org (Accessed: 2014, April 09). Image Reference: Dollar Photo Club