What is counselling?

Counselling is a special kind of helping relationship between a client (an individual, a couple, a family or a group of people) and a counsellor, whose role is to listen actively and without judgement, to support and also to challenge with respect and understanding. Talking with someone who is warm, positive and accepting can be a very valuable experience and can put you in touch with inner resources you did not know you had.

Counselling is a talking therapy which is effective because it is provided by a trained professional who gives their full attention, in a warm, safe and confidential environment free from distractions.

The aim of counselling is to help you identify and remove the obstacles in your life that prevent you from being the fulfilled, autonomous, responsible and free human being you were born to become.

A counsellor does not tell you how to solve your problems but rather can help you regain a sense of hope and trust in yourself to find your own solutions. Often looking at difficulties from a different perspective can help you turn them into opportunities for positive change.