What is Counselling?

Counselling may be concerned with addressing and resolving specific issues, making decisions, improving relationships with others, coping with crisis, developing personal insight and knowledge, working through feelings of inner conflict, or developmental issues. It is not telling people what to do, nor is it primarily advice and information, although these aspects may feature in some counselling relationships. The purpose of counselling is to facilitate positive change by giving clients an opportunity to explore and understand their difficulties and the reactions and feelings surrounding them.