A counsellor will;
- Provide you with a safe, secure and confidential counselling environment
- Agree a contract with you, the client, which includes dates, times, issues you want to discuss, explore and work through
- Be non-
judgemental, genuine, respectful, and encourage you to talk openly and honestly - Listen to you, using full acceptance and empathy, which supports and helps you explore, understand and deal with your feelings, difficulties and situations more effectively. (whether practically or emotionally)
- Assist you in evaluating your life, and helping you to develop strategies which help you either accept or, change your situation
- Promote your ‘Well-
Being’ and your independence, in the shortest possible time frame - Work within the ethical guidelines of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists Ethical Framework