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Services provided by a Counselor

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Jomel S. Apinado Ms. Mhe Palmes

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“Counseling” is a very broad category that encompasses many
opportunities in any number of counseling subfields. Counselors
and therapists help their clients in a variety of ways, depending
upon the type of counseling they need. Few of the types of
counseling are as follows:

Types Of Counseling

1. Individual Counseling

Individual counseling is a one on one counseling process of a

patient and a trained psychiatrist, psychotherapist or psychologist,
where the patient seeks to achieve certain goals. It is mainly a
process of self-discovery and overcoming your problems, where a
person works out his/her issues under the guidance of an expert.
Individual counseling is popular because it provides the setting for
a patient to talk openly about his/her problems and disclose
his/her feelings, without fear of being judged. Individual
counseling helps patients explore themselves better and work out
their issues, and basically discuss issues which they may not be
comfortable discussing with others.

2. Relationship & Marriage Counseling

As the name suggests, relationship counseling is the counseling

that the parties of a relationship undergo, in order to resolve
relationship issues and foster better relationships. Typically,
relationship counseling involves couple therapy, which is a subset
of relationship therapy, where partners involved in a romantic
relationship seek therapy, however relationship counseling is not
confined to those involved in a romantic or sexual relationship. It
could be relationship counseling between parents and a child,
boss and an employee etc. Marriage counseling is counseling of
parties to a marriage, either before marriage or after marriage. It
could be for a specific problem, or to remove the general toxicity
of a relationship.

3. Career Counseling

Career counseling is for both students who are about to decide

their careers and professionals, to guide them on their
professional growth trajectory. It mainly is an assessment of your
strengths and discovering where your interests lie. Career
counseling generally takes place in a high school setting, and
could also involve help in selection of colleges to best suit the
student's needs and requirements. However, it could also be for
professionals who want to switch careers or want to learn how to
progress in the career they have chosen.

4. Educational Counseling

Academics is one of the biggest reasons of stress and anxiety in

students and parents alike. So academic counseling is counseling
pertaining to time management, procrastination and study tips.
Counseling is a collaborative effort between the counselor and
client. Professional counselors help clients identify goals and
potential solutions to problems which cause emotional turmoil;
seek to improve communication and coping skills; strengthen
selfesteem; and promote behavior change and optimal mental
health.

Types of Counseling
Here are the most popular types of counseling specialties explained.

Counselors and therapists help their clients in a variety of ways, and

there are many different types of counselors depending on their
specialty.
Continue reading to learn about the different kinds of counseling careers
and specialties you can study and practice: marriage and family therapy,
career counseling, mental health counseling, substance abuse
counseling, and more.
Counseling Specialties
“Counseling” is a very broad category that encompasses many
opportunities in any number of counseling subfields.
Counselors work in schools, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, among
other locations, or they can maintain a private practice, and there are
many ways in which to specialize during your counseling career.
Common Types of Counselors
Here are some of the most common types of counselors:

• Marriage and family counseling

• Guidance and career counseling
• Rehabilitation counseling
• Mental health counseling
• Substance abuse counseling
• Educational Counseling

It is not necessary to choose a specialty before you begin your master’s

program in counseling, although many students go into their counseling
programs with one in mind.
Don’t be surprised if, during your 2-year degree and year of
postgraduate work, you end up in an area you had not considered prior
to grad school. Keep an open mind, and unless you truly know what type
of counseling you would like to pursue, choose a counseling degree in a
traditional setting or a counseling degree online, that offers a variety of
options.
In addition to the main specialties listed above, counselors can also assist
their clients using techniques in areas such as these:

• Debt counseling
• Child development counseling
• Eating disorder therapy
• Grief counseling
• Art therapy
• Musical therapy

Types of Mental Illnesses

According to the National Institute for Mental Illness, approximately
26.2 percent of adult Americans (over one in four) are affected by some
type of mental illness each year. Here are some of the common mental
illnesses that counselors work with:

• Anxiety disorder
• Attention deficit disorder
• Bipolarity
• Borderline personality
• Depression
• Eating disorder
• Generalized anxiety
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Panic disorder
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Social phobia

You Have the Desire—Now Find Your School

Use your desire to help others by finding the right counseling degree
program from a top accredited school today. The U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics predicts that job opportunities in counseling are favorable and
job openings are expected to exceed the number of students graduating
from counseling schools.
No matter what type of counseling program you complete, professionals
in every field foster respect and trust. Combined with such a positive job
outlook, a career in counseling is a win-win all the way.