In the next article, I expand upon this idea because it is an important to understand this in selecting an intimate partner. After 25 years as a psychotherapist, I have seen this pattern occur over and over again. If you would like to discuss this with me, please arrange for a personal counseling session with me. First of all, I think the process of counseling is looked at from many different points of view. They believe that the more they know about themselves the greater their own efficacy in creating healthy relationships in their personal and professional lives.
Counseling is viewed as an avenue of self growth.
In the midst of an extreme emotional crisis, counseling is sought to ease the pain, to learn how to cope and to keep from falling emotionally apart. Certainly counseling can be helpful in these situations. With an empathic connection with a therapist who can help soothe and help educate about the process of grieving as well as impart information about how to more effectively handle life struggles, counseling can be just the ticket to help people experiencing immediate crises in their lives. Another segment of the population utilizes counseling as a tool to help them gaining an understanding of why certain issues or problems continue to occur in their lives. A series of relationships that never seem to evolve into long term relationships.