• A few instant thoughts that unsettle most of the people when they hear the word counselling or therapy comprise of:
  • “I can resolve my concerns myself why should I talk to someone who knows nothing about me”,
  • “Will I be perceived as insane or psycho if I consult a counsellor”,
  • “What if my colleagues at work get to know about my counselling visits that will spoil my image at work” etc.
  • “Person has major concerns on his mind that may interfere with his success, happiness, and satisfaction in the life.”

Working as mental health professionals’ one major challenge we face today is that of clearing the myths about seeking help. Maybe the hesitation persists because there are a few dilemmas that are yet to be addressed. Let us help you understand the need, benefit and intricacies of a counselling process better. Counselling is a talk therapy that allows a person to share his/her feelings and concerns in a confidential environment. Counselling helps us vent, reflect, learn life skills and build resilience. It can help us Improve Relationships, Build Confidence, Overcome Peer Pressure, Cope with Stress, Anxiety & Depression. It can EMPOWER you with skillsets to become a better version of self. A counsellor will encourage you to share in a safe space, will listen to you intently and help you excel personally and professionally. With guidance and practical tools, you will feel happier, stronger and grow, at every step. Counselling is a way of helping people to solve their own emotional, social, personal or interpersonal problems. A counsellor is not there to advise or direct on matters that bother a person. In counselling counsellor guides you to look at problems with objective way. He shows different dimension to understand the situation. He helps you to know your strengths and weaknesses without being judgemental. The whole idea of counselling is to EMPOWER individuals through rationalizing of thoughts & feelings. Counselling involves the exploration problems in an environment that is both supportive and objective. It also involves the identification of alternative courses of action that might solve a problem. Hence a counsellor will encourage you to share in a safe and confidential environment, will listen to you intently, understand why you feel a certain way and then help you identify negative thought patterns and replace them with positive thoughts. You will discover coping mechanism and identify plan of action to address your concerns. Counsellor suggests strategies for managing and altering patterns of upsetting thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It is a relief sometimes to be true to ourselves and ask for help rather than suffer alone in silence.