Counselling

When you don’t say, “I am fever”,” I am cold”, "I am fracture", why say “I am depressed”, “I am anxi

When you are running a temperature, you tell people, “I am having a temperature” or “I am having fever”. You are not going to say, “I am...

Identifying skill deficits in counselling clients

Most counselling work is in two parts. The first part deals with listening to the clients with complete attention, being non-judgmental...

Is ‘Closure’ another over-used word?

“I feel he has not yet had a closure for his dad’s death” “She has not had a closure for her pain from the divorce” “He is yet to get a...

Acceptance Vs Resignation

In counselling and psychology when the term acceptance is used many people think, acceptance means giving up the idea of change. They...

Emotions and Problems - the relationship

We are so good at solving other people's problems. Why is that our issues seem so difficult to solve? With our issues, our emotions are...

Being Non-Judgmental – The 40-60-80 Principle

We were headed on the Bengaluru – Hassan highway in my cousin's car. The weather was glorious, the road smooth and the conversation...

Patience – An underrated Quality in Counselling

When we discuss the qualities of a good counsellor, the qualities like a good listener, being non-judgmental, empathetic etc come out...

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