Counseling is a professional relationship in which a trained counselor helps individuals, couples, or groups address personal challenges, develop coping strategies, and improve mental and emotional well-being. It often focuses on specific issues or life transitions.
Key Points:
- Modalities: May include brief solution-focused counseling, person-centered therapy, family systems approaches, or integrative methods.
- Settings: Schools, community centers, private practices, hospitals, workplaces.
- Goals: Enhancing self-awareness, improving relationships, adjusting to life changes, and managing stress or grief.
- Credentialing: Counselors often hold a master’s degree in psychology, counseling, or related fields and must meet state or national licensure requirements.
