confidential - what you discuss with the counsellor will be kept private
about exploring any anxiety, dilemmas, problem, feelings concerning you now or in the past
purposeful
a voluntary activity - no-one can be 'forced' to undertake counselling
compulsory
a social chat
an emergency service
listen without judging
accept who you are
provide emotional support
help you reach your own decisions
explore making changes
help you locate appropriate coping strategies
make decisions for you
tell you what to do
Counselling offers an opportunity to think and talk, in confidence, about difficulties, experiences, feelings, fears, thoughts, anxieties and problems that may be concerning you now or have done in the past.