Counseling is a relationship between a skilled/trained individual and a person who is seeking help. Both the skills of the helper (or counselor) and the atmosphere in which the counselor creates, assists those seeking help to learn to relate with themselves and others in more productive ways.
Usually, counselors are psychologists who have undergone rigorous training and/or received their doctoral degree. However, this is not always the case. A counselor may not have received their psychology degree, but may be a clinical practitioner with the proper training. However, a counselor must have the personality to help people, not only the required skills. Without the proper personality, the skills are useless.
Client and counselor relationships should be therapeutic, never degrading. The point of a client/counselor relationship is to empower the client so that they will no longer need a counselor to soothe their anxiety, deal with problems or validate their self worth.
A client cannot build a relationship with others until they have built a position relationship with their "self". They must explore and know what they like, dislike, distrust and/or hate. They need to establish and build positive values, expectations and lives. Once this task is completed, they can them move on to exploring a relationship with others.
Removing the symptoms of a client will not alone remove the problem. The problem will again resurface, therefore a counselor must educate the client on how to properly deal with the problem when and if it surfaces again. The counselor must educate the client on both interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to achieve this goal.
Interpersonal skills are things such as assertiveness and conflict resolution. Intrapersonal skills are doing things like praising yourself when you deserve it and not taking the blame for the mistakes or bad decisions of others. You must learn to not take everything so personally!
If you are interested in counseling services, please contact Miranda Rhuda with Silent Ministries Recovery Outreach. Services are free. Send me an e-mail to misswriter415@aol.com or smrobadd@aol.com
You may also read more about Silent Ministries Recovery Outreach by visiting http://www.silentministries.org
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