RELATIONSHIP COUNSELING
Areas of Relationship Counselling
Common Relationship Issues
Child Counselling
Career Counselling
Career Counselling is important as it helps students to understand their strengths and weaknesses with regard to their carrier choices, and lets them know what career they would be suited for.
Family Counselling
Adolescent Counselling
Educational Counselling
Common issues:
bullying, aggression, or fighting
puberty or personal growth concerns
home life issues, abuse, neglect
positive familial involvement
educator or school staff conflicts with students
bus and transportation issues
concerns of grades, studies, and coursework
handling typical school and classroom stressors
advisory on upcoming educational choices
De-addiction Counselling
Common signs of drug and alcohol dependency include:
Inability to function well without consuming drugs or alcohol
Unable to reduce or stop your consumption of drugs or alcohol
Tolerance: increasing your usage in order to achieve the same effect
Becoming defensive and lying about how much you consume
Feeling shame about using drugs and alcohol
Relationship breakdown as a consequence of addictive behavior
Detrimental impact on career and finances
Child or Sexual Abuse Counselling
Common difficulties include:
Feeling like you’re constantly in ‘crisis mode’
Negative self-perception
Interpersonal and relationship difficulties
Avoidance of intimacy; feeling emotionally numb
Chronic feelings of isolation and despair
Feeling emotionally reactive: anger, depression, suicidal thoughts
Re-experiencing abusive patterns in adult relationships
Intense shame about the abuse
Fear of the impact speaking up may have on your relationships
