Counselling: Want and Child

Some people say Counselling is thought to be for losers, not for those who are strong and capable to solve their problems own their own but as much as I know about counselling is that it is not for “losers, it’s just for those who are really depressed and stress about something that they are not in a position to solve any problem so there comes a counsellor who help them. Counselling is for those who go through emotional and mental problems in their lives. People who have some kind of addictions also need counselling because they are too weak to overcome their addictions by their self. The main purpose of going for counselling is to get good advice. A good counsellor will provide you with a quick solution to your problems with little to no effort on your part if you ask them. When in counselling, the counsellor does most of the talking and you listen. Counsellors will work towards changing your beliefs and values to conform to the right way to feel and act. If you choose to seek professional help, you are considered mentally unhealthy. In adults, the key to successful counseling is for the patient to really want to solve his/her issue. Surprisingly, there are a lot of adults that see a counsellor without actually wanting to make

a change. They are more interested in having someone listen to them feel sorry for themselves or in changing other people. But since the child is not aware that he has issues, he has no motivation to see a counsellor in order to solve these issues. In order to motivate the child to get involved in the counseling, the counsellor needs to build a relation based on trust and cooperation with him. In time, the child will become interested in the counseling, if he feels understood, supported and stimulated. It’s a well-known fact that an adult can work out his issues if he turns to individual counseling. This happens because he is relatively independent from his environment and is capable of bringing about the changes that he wants. As we