What is your purpose for seeking counseling? Have you experienced a crisis or life threatening traumatic event at some point in time in your life? Does the traumatic event restrict your ability to move forward toward a life of peacefulness? Below you will find information about counseling to help you determine if counseling is right for you.
Counseling helps to control negative thoughts.
Counseling helps the person in need to take control of their negative thoughts that give fuel to uncontrollable emotions. Think of a huge pot brewing with painful emotions to the point it starts to boil over and out of the pot. You need immediate help from a trained professional; you need help from a trained counselor.
Counseling is a two-way meaningful conversation.
Counseling is valuable communication between a trained professional counselor and a client seeking help for problems causing him or her emotional stress. Counseling is an attempt for a counselor and a client to work together to identify potential solutions to problems or concerns facing the client.
Counseling is a process.
Counseling is a planned process, for you the client, to explore and identify foundations of your troubles that may not necessarily be experienced consciously but subconsciously. The subconscious or unconscious part of your mind can and will manipulate your behavior without you being aware of it. Because of this, counseling is not a quick fix but a process.
Counseling is painful.
Counseling can be hurtful. It can be painful. Counseling can cause you to remember things that you want to forget. However, remembering what brought you to where you are, starts the healing process for you to move forward.
