Tuesday, April 3, 2012

A Effective Counselor

So what makes a good effective therapist? I came across this illustration at some point and I think it is pretty correct don't you?

Lets look at a few of these shall we....

Knows his/her limitations: well what does this mean exactly? It means that as a counselor you know that you do not know everything and you cannot help everyone.

Seeks to understand the problem: What this means is that as counselors we make a really BIG effort to understand the problem/the why someone is hurting, the why someone needs our help etc. Without understanding the issues our clients are having how can we be effective helpers?

Is approachable: This means that our clients don't look at us and run the other direction in simple form....but seriously this means that we conduct ourselves in such a manner that our clients feel like they can connect and approach us with any issue.

So what do people look for when they look for a counselor? Is there something missing from that list?

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