Types

Individual counselling

Individual counselling is one-on-one interaction between a person and a psychologist in a confidential setting where the psychologist assists the individual to understand their own actions, emotions, and thoughts. Individual counselling can help a person find a way to make positive changes in their lives, overcome a variety of mental health concerns like stress, anxiety, substance abuse, depression, and many more.

Peer support counselling

People who are in distress frequently find themselves alone and attempt to suppress their thoughts and feelings. Counselling from a peer group is ideal for those who feel isolated. Peers are people with comparable traits, such as age, gender, occupation, social circle, and many more. Peer support counselling is a group of people who are in the same boat and who, with the help of a psychologist, offer and receive support, as well as discuss their situations, ideas, feelings, and experiences with one another in order to learn from one another and find coping mechanisms. Most essential, peer support treats everyone impartially and equally.

Family counselling

Our first ever relationship is our family. Our family determines who we are as a person. Our family influences our behaviour in every phase of life. Unfortunately, dysfunction exists in all families at some point and causes stress, loss, dispute, miscommunication, psychological issues, and emotional issues. Through improved communication, mutual trust, respect, and understanding, family counselling enables families to address problems in a positive way. In the process of receiving family counselling, families learn to support one another and grow stronger as a unit.

Work motivation

Everyone aspires to live a prosperous life. Having a large home, a luxurious income, and, of course, a happy and stable existence are all desirable, but in the midst of the hustle of daily life, people sometimes suffer from mental health issues and remain in unfulfilling professions. Whether a businessperson or a regular employee, it is a strain on them if their work environment does not make them happy. Oftentimes, people do a certain career out of the blue in order to construct a comfortable existence. An individual can deal with these problems with the assistance of work motivation and employee counselling. Similar to the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel,” psychologists can help people discover positivity in all aspects of their lives through counselling. Counselling can assist a person in changing their view on their profession, increasing productivity, boosting self-esteem in their professional life, and being content with their professions. Even workplace disagreements can produce a stressful environment that makes a person unhappy at work. Through counselling, one can acquire different conflict resolution techniques.

Career counselling

Often people are unable to find career suits best for themselves and end up regretting in later life. To avoid regretting, an individual can take career counselling. Career counselling helps an individual to understand one’s own potential,ability ,skills, knowledge, interest and helps select a career accordingly. A counsellor can assist you in identifying the range of the profession that interests you as well as in accessing the appropriate sources of knowledge. An individual can identify their own strengths and weaknesses using a variety of assessment techniques such as aptitude tests, personality tests, and more. These will assist you in identifying your top career possibilities depending on your skills.By gaining new skills through career counselling, one can develop their personality. A person can learn how to be more assertive through career counselling when it comes to securing the needs and goals you have for your present or next position.One can determine where their professional preparation is lacking through counselling.

Couple counselling

People’s expectations for marriage and relationships have been greatly inflated as a result of movies, webseries, and social media. However, in reality, when these irrational expectations aren’t met, it causes dissatisfaction, quarrels, and couples wind up hurting one another. Couple counselling is a procedure where a counsellor assists married or unmarried couples in strengthening their bond and improving their relationship. Counseling aids in improving self-awareness and respect for one another’s viewpoints in relationships.
Couples who seek counselling have a secure environment in which to express their thoughts, hopes, and feelings. The counsellor then works with both partners to assist them achieve the greatest results. Counselors work with couples to investigate their pasts, comprehend their behavior and reactions, and find healthier ways to settle conflict as a result of past relationship trauma. Counseling assists couples in developing better communication skills so that each partner may express themselves without criticizing, blaming, or offending the other partner. Counseling can assist couples in focusing on their trust and transforming it into a resource for long-term happiness. After counselling is over Knowing that you have a dependable and trusted person who has your back makes you and your partner feel more connected, better equipped to handle any new problems that emerge, and less anxious about your lives. 

Child and adolescent counselling

The years of childhood and adolescence are vital because they are a time when children go through significant physical, emotional, and social changes. Children encounter new obstacles during this age as they establish their identities, concentrate on their studies, forge new social bonds, and shape their personalities. Children may struggle to control their emotion, feelings, and behavior. Some children may lack self-confidence and self-esteem, while others may grow to have strong self-esteem. Not every people experience childhood and adolescence in the same way; although some kids enjoy this time, others may start to feel self-conscious.
Due to the negative influences of their new peer group, children at this age can also experience abuse and substance usage. The generational gap between parents and children can cause conflict between them as well as with other family members, which strains the family. Children typically experience many changes throughout this roller coaster phase, which can cause stress, frustration, worry, and in some cases, depression. Since a person’s life can be significantly impacted by their years, these years are quite important. In a professional method, counselling can benefit children. Counseling creates a secure, judgement-free environment where a child can speak their mind without restraint. Children are guided by counsellors as they go through developmental phase including those related to academics, personality development, and building self-esteem.
Counsellors help children with naming their emotions, comprehending them, and managing their feelings, thoughts, and actions. A counsellor can resolve issues while establishing mutual respect and understanding between parents and children through family counselling.

Relapse prevention

Relapse prevention is essentially a technique for avoiding the recurrence of mental illness.When a person’s mental health has improved, disorders including addiction, substance misuse, depression, and others may recur. People are unable to regulate their thoughts, feelings, behaviour, and cravings in the case of substance abuse.Relapse can be caused by both internal experiences and external influences, such as negative emotions associated with a specific person, place, or circumstance that make a person feel similar to how they felt prior to therapy and deteriorate their health.A psychologist assists a client in understanding the factors that lead to recurrence through relapse prevention therapy. A person is taught coping skills by a psychologist to help them avoid relapsing.