Counseling involves helping people make needed changes in ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving, and is a goal-based collaborative process, involving a non-judgmental, supportive counselor who works with a client in telling his or her story, setting viable goals, and developing strategies and plans necessary to accomplish these goals.

Benefits of counseling

• improved communication and interpersonal skills
• greater self-acceptance and self-esteem
• ability to change self-defeating behaviours/habits
• better expression and management of emotions, including anger
• relief from depression, anxiety, or other mental health conditions
• increased confidence and decision-making skills
• ability to manage stress effectively
• improved problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities