Am indeed lucky to have clients who trust me but in these years of #professionalcounselling I have faced these queries. Though they are genuine and I in fact like the honesty here, I thought I must share to create awareness about the tenets of counselling.

Few of them that I have faced are :

1. When will I get results?

2. Tell me, how many sessions? Can you make it happen real fast?

3. How will you know my child is telling the truth?

4. Can you give a discount?

Answers to that :

1. The goals are pre-determined in the first few sessions. Counsellors do not give ready-made solutions. So, there is no way we fix the client/situation and deliver results but help clients work out a way to find a coping mechanism. It is commonplace that with sincerity in sessions and renewed confidence clients learn positivity.

2.Understanding the pace of the client is also important. For some, thrice a week gets overwhelming. So, this is certainly about patience and sincere attendance to keep up the sessions.

3.We do not judge, offer a safe space to open up, pose questions which often reveals situations to the client. Yes, we have immense patience to listen. So, the number of sessions happens in congruence with goals that are established.

3.As a client ( e.g. child) feels safe, accepted and understands they express freely and facts-truths happen organically. Thus trust-rapport is the base for any counselling session. This we learn with experience and NOT with a degree.

4.We have bills to pay which are not discounted, so….

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