What is counselling?
Counselling, like psychotherapy is the professional therapeutic relationship between client and counsellor. With counselling, the tenor of the relationship is more akin to student and mentor than that of doctor and patient.
Counselling is conducted through the open facilitation of the counsellor. You can probably imagine how this would be relevant to, for instance, marital or relationship issues. The requirement is the therapeutic conditions of respect, empathy and congruence. You might put this as an appreciation and understanding of the other person’s point of view, and an agreement or compromise with a view to moving forward in a particular way.
With this platform and with guidance from the counsellor, clients are enabled explore their own issues and to reach levels of understanding, self awareness, choices and options for their future.The requirement is the therapeutic conditions of respect, empathy and congruence. You might put this as an appreciation and understanding of the other person’s point of view, and an agreement or compromise with a view to moving forward in a particular way. With this platform and with guidance from the counsellor, clients are enabled explore their own issues and to reach levels of understanding, self awareness, choices and options for their future.