Counseling for Individuals

 


How Does Individual Counseling Help?

Individual counseling involves a client to talk about their feelings, thoughts, and behaviours and things that are troubling them. For e.g. If a person is getting negative thoughts about himself that he is of no use and he has no meaning in life or feeling of low self-esteem, then in that case therapist helps them to come out of that negative pattern of thoughts. They might spend time talking about their relationships with others, the things they are good at and the things they would like to be different.

The counselor or therapist works with them to set goals or identify the things they would like to accomplish together. They will help the client to develop different strategies which may help to reach the goals. In some cases, this could mean helping the client to change patterns of thinking, learning new skills, changing behaviours, or shifting the way they feel and express emotions. For e.g. The client may be asked to listen to songs and go for walk when they get any negative thoughts. This helps them to divert their minds and keeps such thoughts away. They may also be told to write down their thoughts and feelings whenever the client feels stressed or vulnerable. The counselor or therapist might also give the client homework so that he/she can practice some of the things they are learning outside of the counseling sessions.

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