Questions People Have About Counseling

When it comes to counseling and counseling services the stigma attached to it is changing gradually. People are becoming more open to accept counseling services and to approach counselors. While this positive trend towards counseling is noticed we also notice at the same time that people have a lot of questions and concerns regarding Marriage counseling and other counseling services.

One of the most common questions that people have is can the counselor be trusted with one’s secrets. Naturally no one likes to share their personal secrets with others but counseling is one such unique area that demands that the clients who approach their counselors for anger counseling or couples counseling be transparent with the counselor. When the client is not ready to open up and to confide in the counselor it is not easy for the counselor to help the client. Only when the counselor is able to understand the underlying issues the required counseling strategies could be developed. So this is where people who are new to counseling have their doubts and questions. How to trust the counselor with their secrets? This is a legitimate concern but you should know that the counselors are bound by professional ethics whereby they cannot reveal their client’s personal details with anyone. If you select a fully qualified, licensed and professional counselor your secrets will be guarded fully. If you are concerned about your secrets do your homework well in selecting the right counselors and you do not have to worry about your counselors breaching confidentiality.

How soon the counselor will be able to guarantee results? The counselors do not guarantee results as this is a complex process and the counselor while starting the counseling sessions will not know what they are going to unearth along with their client during the process of counseling. It is therefore not possible for any counselor to guarantee results within a specified period. Moreover, as far as counseling is concerned the results do not depend solely on the counselor but it also depends on how well you cooperate with your counselor and how well you listen to their instructions. You also have equal responsibility with regard to counseling results. You cannot therefore hold solely the counselor responsible for the results.


How much the counseling services would cost me? Affordability is one of the major concerns of most of the clients. Normally counselors charge their clients by the hour. You should establish the hourly rates in advance before you start the counseling sessions. If you have any questions or doubts regarding counseling fee it is important to have it addressed before signing up with someone or before the sessions commence. Do not presume things here and the counseling fee varies from one counselor to the other. However do not think that just because a counselor charges a very high fee they should be popular or they should be really good. The effectiveness of counseling sessions will depend fully on the specific issue area or areas on which you would like to get help from the counselor and their expertise in that area.

Contact

New Day Counseling
13957 PLUMBROOK RD
United States
MI, Sterling Heights - 48312
Email : cwcontact@sbcglobal.net
Phone : 586-612-3225

Marriage Counseling – Preparations Couples Need To Make

Are you thinking of going for marriage counseling to mend the issues in your marriage? Before you just rush to get started you need to make some groundwork so that you are adequately prepared to enjoy the fullest benefits of the counseling services. 

It is important that both you and your spouse attend the counseling sessions. As opposed to attending the counseling services individually or all by yourself it will prove to be highly effective only when both of you participate in this process. At times one of the partners will be keener than the other in getting the issues resolved. In other cases one of the partners will be totally uninterested and would be cold towards any efforts the other person is taking to set things right in the marriage. It would be good if both people involved show equal interest. Most importantly do not force the other person into attending the counseling sessions as it may not prove to be useful in such cases. 

If there are other evident issues in your relationship for example poor anger management and poor listening skills because of poor anger management skills, try to address those issues first by taking up anger management courses.

When you are trying to set things right in your marriage do not wait for too long to act on the issues. Try to address things as early as possible so that the efforts taken would actually make a difference. Only when you delay for too long counseling efforts may fail. 

Select the right therapist and ensure that you are feeling 100% comfortable with your therapist. You should be able to easily share the issues and you should be completely transparent with your therapist. Select only such therapists with whom you feel comfortable enough to be transparent. 

Once you have narrowed down on your therapist fix appointments at a time when both of you are available. During the sessions keep your mind free from all the other preoccupations. If you have any pending issues at work make sure that you have them addressed before you leave for the sessions so that such things do not disturb you and affect the sessions because you are not able to focus on the sessions. If marriage counseling fails it is not necessary that the therapist is ineffective there are times whereby the clients are also not cooperative enough for the counselor to produce the expected results.

Contact

New Day Counseling

13957 PLUMBROOK RD

United States

MI, Sterling Heights - 48312

Email : cwcontact@sbcglobal.net

Phone : 586-612-3225