Clinical Counseling
What is Clinical Counseling?
“Clinical Counseling includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.”
(WHO 2020)
What is Counselling?
Counselling is a form of ‘talk therapy.’ It is a process where individuals have the opportunity to meet with a trained professional counsellor to discuss everyday stress, process feelings and emotions, visualize things from a different perspective, and enhance their skills to cope with stressors, hardships, worries, and overcome adversities. “A professional assistance in coping with personal problems, including emotional, behavioral, vocational, marital, educational, rehabilitation, and life-stage (e.g., retirement) problems.” (APA definition)
What is a Registered Clinical Counsellor?
A Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) is a highly competent and trained professional who helps you explore, share, and process your experiences, challenges, feelings, and thoughts in an emotionally safe, empathetic, and nurturing environment. They provide a respectful and supportive space to be vulnerable, increase awareness about your mental well-being, realize your potential, and heal. The process is confidential and non-judgmental. We all experience distress and feel overwhelmed, and having an opportunity to talk to someone about it helps you achieve your wellness goals.