What are the possible benefits of counselling?

Some of the key benefits of counselling are the fulfilment and enjoyment of life, helping you to become the sort of person you want to be. It can also help you to gain deeper fulfilment and enjoyment from important relationships.

You might use counselling to:

• feel better about yourself
  
  
• work towards great self-fulfilment
  
  
• reduce stress (which also promotes physical health)
  
  
• work through problems with a skilled and compassionate professional
  
  
• better understand your own thoughts, feelings and responses
  
  
• have a safe and friendly ear; someone to use as a sounding board
  
  
• speak with a skilled and interested professional about your fears and perceptions
  
  
• talk with a compassionate professional about troubling or private concerns
  
  
• feel more at peace, more comfortable, or more secure in the world