Important questions to ask a Counsellor – Part 2.
I hope you’ve had time to consider the 7 questions in Part 1. So now let’s dive straight in with 8 further questions to ask a counsellor before committing to sessions.
Important questions to ask a Counsellor – Part 1.
Although there’s no sure-fire way of figuring out if a counsellor is a great fit for you, there are certain questions to ask a counsellor that allows you to get an overall view of a counsellor, which can help you make a decision either way. After all, you wouldn’t work with a personal trainer without first doing some checks on their suitability. The same goes for psychological support.
Expectations: How to get the most out of your counselling sessions
…it may help to explore how to manage a person’s expectations of counselling; what things you may need to consider and what the healthier alternatives may look like. This, I feel, will allow you to get the most out of your counselling sessions. After all, you’re making an investment in yourself (in more ways than one), so you want to aim to squeeze the most reward out of it, right?
“But… what does a counsellor DO?”
“What does a counsellor do?”
I love this because it allows me to share my world with others (keeping strictly within the boundaries of confidentiality), and also allowing people to consider incorporating that world into their own lives. Many a times, I’ve looked back and thought “I feel like I could have explained that better” whilst also realising that due to various constraints, it isn’t always possible.
Therefore, I decided to write it down and put it out there for people to read so that people can understand what a counsellor like myself does.
Potential Benefits of Counselling.
Why should you consider counselling? It’s a good question. It’s also a necessary question. After all, why would you want to fork out money for something without knowing what you will gain from it? Right? – Read more…
From consultation to ongoing sessions.
Counselling can feel quite dauting at first. I get that. I still remember my own experience of searching for a counsellor and how every counsellor seemed to have a different way of navigating the initial process. I also remember how overwhelming it felt for me, which added to my already heightened emotions. Keeping that experience […]
Online Counselling. Is it for me?
Online counselling has quickly become quite popular yet many people still have a lot of reservations around it, which is understandable. It feels new and different and that can make people feel uncertain and concerned. So, I thought, why not write a blog around my method of online counselling – video calls; and how it […]
My Counselling Approach
Different counsellors will have different approaches and it can get confusing trying to figure out all the academic jargon, in order to decide which counselling approach may work for you. Now, I could say something like “I use the integrative approach which at times may mean that I combine a bit of Gestalt with the […]