As a clinical psychologist and spiritually based counselor, I see clients with a broad variety of requests and issues. What I’ve discovered in my practice is that there’s really no limit as to what life counselling can address. The only exception I’ve seen with that are people who have acute mental health issues such as severe anxiety or psychosis. These types of issues are often best addressed with a psychiatrist.
That said, here are 25 things that life counselling can support you with:
- Improving your relationships of all kinds
- Help with decision making
- Support through life transitions like changing jobs, relocation and divorce
- Help in crisis situations
- Support for finding a partner and preparing for a relationship and/or marriage
- Discovering your own interests, talents and passions
- Living a happier life with more ease and peace
- Finding fulfillment in your work and daily life
- Overcoming difficulties with learning, concentration and motivation (for children and adults)
- Improving parenting skills and providing guidelines for positive and effective parenting
- Support for being a new mom or dad
- Support when your life partner is has a chronic or sever illness
- Overcoming resentments and finding peace with your parents
- Boosting your self esteem and self worth
- Decreasing anxiety and fear
- Help for coping with addictions in yourself or those around you
- Improved interpersonal communication skills including overcoming the fear of speaking in public
- Better connection with your true self
- Living a more truthful and authentic life
- Become kinder and more gentle with yourself
- Overcoming emotional traumas
- Being less angry and frustrated in general
- Better connection with you kids
- Being more relaxed and calm
- Stronger connection with spirituality