What is Counseling?
Professional support for personal growth, emotional wellbeing and life challenges.
Benefits
- Provides structured support for specific challenges and transitions
- Shorter-term and more focused than open-ended psychotherapy
- Improves communication skills and emotional self-awareness
- Supports navigating grief, relationship difficulties, and life changes
- Accessible entry point into professional psychological support
What to Expect
Counselling sessions are confidential conversations with a trained practitioner. You'll discuss what's brought you to counselling, and together you'll work on specific concerns over a defined number of sessions. The counsellor listens actively, offers reflection and perspective, and may use specific techniques from CBT, person-centred, or other approaches. Unlike coaching, counselling holds space for emotional difficulty as well as practical problem-solving.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What's the difference between counselling and psychotherapy?
- Counselling is typically shorter-term and focused on specific challenges. Psychotherapy is more open-ended and explores deeper psychological patterns. The distinction varies by country and practitioner.
- How many sessions will I need?
- Short-term counselling commonly runs 6–12 sessions. Some people find 3–4 sessions sufficient for specific challenges; others continue longer.
- Is everything I say confidential?
- Yes, with standard exceptions — risk of serious harm to self or others may require the counsellor to act. Your practitioner will explain their confidentiality policy in your first session.