Counseling

Counseling is a process where an individual, couple, or a group confront anything that disturbs their normal mode of life and stops them from having a balanced life. The counselor then assists and guides in order to empower them to take responsibility for their life. The empowered individual, couple, or the group then find solutions to their own problems by being aware. The active conversation and listening help in introspecting. Sometimes a person just needs someone to hear them out and rest all becomes clear through the course of time. Counseling is a one on one cognitive tool that involves communication and sharing as an active component.

Counseling is a process that is done in a clinical setting, on voice/ video call, or on email. Counseling involves an active cycle of communication between the counselor and a client. Anything that disturbs the balanced state of mind of an individual and with the balanced state the physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and financial arenas of an individual play an important role. The problems are heard and noted, based on which the course of the therapy is decided. A human has five major senses on which the human responds to everything in and around, hence the type of therapy differs depending on the sense that in the most active in the individual. The client is given various tasks and exercises which help remove all the blocks.

Components of the Counseling process are as follows:

• Rapport Building
• Assessment
• Goal Setting
• Intervention
• Termination and Follow up

• Counseling can be done with an individual, couple, or group.
• Counseling helps in empowering the individuals and through guidance, an individual starts to find solutions to all their problems.
• It helps change the self-defeating habits and behaviors
• Helps is dealing with Stress, Anxiety, Anger, Depression, and other mental health conditions.
• Self-Concept (Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem, Self-Acceptance) strengthens with counseling.
• Communication and self-expression are enhanced
• Improved problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities
• An individual becomes aware of the responsibility and starts taking their decisions on their own.
• Counseling helps in goal setting and creating a timeline to achieve them.
• It removes the blocks that hinder the growth of an individual.
• It helps the couples and groups became aware of their individuality and respect others for the same.
• Counseling helps reduce suicidal ideation.
• Improves the quality of life.
• It helps in maintaining the emotional balance.
• Cessation of substance abuse

• Individual counseling
• Couple/ marriage counseling
• Family counseling
• Relationship counseling
• Group counseling
• Mental health counseling
• Academic counseling
• Career counseling
• Parent counseling
• Substance-abuse counseling