Not only is it really helpful to talk with someone who is qualified to listen and provide professional feedback, but there are many beneficial aspects to counselling.
Here is a list of possible outcomes of counselling that I have put together from my experience:
- You feel better – less angry
- You have changed your perspective
- You understand yourself better, your needs and how you function best
- You have improved self-esteem and confidence
- You feel less depressed and unhappy
- You have changed old patterns
- You feel like you have come to terms with things and made sense of them
- You have a greater understanding of how you have been affected by things
- You feel unburdened, less weighed down – the load has been lightened
- You feel more settled in your own mind – with more clarity