- Give permission to ‘breathe’
- Assistance in maneuvering life events/challenges
- Opportunity to express concerns to a non-judgmental, impartial listener
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- Adds clarity
- Normalizes issues/concerns/fears/thoughts/feelings
- Counselor gives assurances that you can make it; things will get better; you are not alone
- Get evaluations: determine depth of problems and chart best course of treatment; can refer to more intense treatment is needed
- Provide professional guidance
- Seeking balance; another perspective
- Healthy relationships enrich life; unhealthy relationships drain, and leave you feeling depleted
- Challenges irrational beliefs, values, customs
- Gain tools to navigate life’s challenges.
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