What will the
counsellor think of me - will they think badly of me for getting into a
mess?
Many of our problems arise just because we are human.
We all make mistakes and have to learn from them, and it is normal to need
several goes before we get something right.
No. Counselling is based in the belief that most people naturally strive to
make the best use of themselves.
When something goes wrong, it is usually because we are pushing ourselves
too hard; because we are in a muddle for reasons we don't fully understand
or because we are actually are suffering some form of mental distress which
is distorting our view of reality.
Therefore judging clients is not helpful or relevant; they need to be
supported in finding their own way out of the problem.
