How does psychological counseling help?
Psychological counselling opens up space available to the
client, where he can expose thoughts, feelings, think over choices, which he is
about to make. In this space problems are dealt with in depth and from different
perspectives, sometimes inaccessible for the client who is in a situation and
can not look at it from a distance like a therapist can. Counselling provides a
safe and secure setting to talk about feelings and experiences, sometimes too painful
and tormenting to be discussed or tolerated without support.
In counselling emotions can be expressed together with the
therapist and the client may search for answers, why does he feel this way in a
particular situation or relationship. It provides opportunity to explore human
emotions and have a greater understanding of where they originate from. This
understanding provides greater freedom in every day conduct and in making choices.
It can prevent repetitive patterns or destructive behavior.
In psychological counselling the client can work with severe
experiences of the past that have an impact on his current life. This may be
losses, complex family relationships during childhood or other difficulties in
the past. These events may have given rise to feelings which are not wholly
experienced and have influences on the emotional state of the client and the
choices he makes. Returning to these events in a protected setting in a
constructive way allows them to be viewed from a different perspective and
understand regarding the current life of the client.
Building up a relationship between seemingly separate
elements of psychological life and history of the client allows one to understand
himself better together with his desires, dreams, and emotions.
Counselling offers a place where one will be heard, and can
be an effective and constructive way to cope with every day stress and
anxiety. Also to understand difficulties
in relationships with co-workers, bosses or partners.
