Counselling is a process of talking about and working through your personal problems with a counsellor, also known as ‘talk-based therapy.’ A counsellor will help you address your problems in a positive way, clarify issues, and identify ways to improve your situation and increase self-awareness. Counselling provides confidential support, which means that everything you discuss with the counsellor is private and confidential between you and the counsellor.

Counselling services can assist with personal issues regarding:

• Grief and loss
• Communication and relationship issues
• Work and career issues
• Stress, anxiety, and depression
• Life transitions
• Parenting
• Abuse
• Trauma
• Self-esteem

Counselling usually refers to short-term treatment for a particular problem, such as difficulties in a marriage. Psychotherapy usually refers to longer-term treatment for complex issues that negatively affect a person’s life. There can be a lot of overlap between the two approaches, depending on the needs of the person.