What is Counseling?
Professional support for personal growth, emotional wellbeing and life challenges.
Benefits
- Provides a safe, non-judgemental space to explore life challenges
- Supports decision-making, transitions, and role changes
- Develops self-awareness, coping skills, and personal clarity
- Addresses anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, and burnout
- Shorter and more goal-focused than open-ended psychotherapy
What to Expect
Counselling sessions are conversational. The counsellor listens actively, reflects back, and asks questions that invite self-exploration. You set the agenda. Sessions may follow a structured model (CBT, person-centred, solution-focused) or be more integrative. A typical course is 6–12 sessions, though some clients continue longer.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the difference between counselling and psychotherapy?
- Counselling tends to address current life difficulties with shorter-term work; psychotherapy explores deeper psychological patterns, often over a longer period. The distinction is not always sharp.
- Is my counsellor bound by confidentiality?
- Yes — confidentiality is a core ethical obligation with very limited exceptions (imminent risk of harm to self or others). Confirm the specifics with your counsellor at the first session.