Reasons to Consider Counselling

This page was written by Dan L. Mitchell,
Senior Counsellor of Therapy Online

Since you have come this far, you are probably deciding whether it's time to get some outside help. I believe I can help you get oriented. I'd like to suggest that you have two decisions to make:

1. Whether or not to get involved in counselling, and
2. Whether to go to face-to-face or to try online counselling.

I have come up with a few things you may want to consider to help you make the first decision:

• Do you want to get an objective point of view to help sort out problems, difficulties, decisions, or losses?
• Have you experienced unwanted life changes and found that your usual coping skills are not working?
• Do you feel it's time to work through (rather than around) past hurts, relationships, or negative life situations?
• Are you looking for information and resources so that you can deal with your personal concerns in other ways?
• Maybe nothing is wrong at all! Maybe you want to be all you can be, and want a professional to assist you in the journey toward healthy personal growth.
• Are you concerned about issues that are too intimate to discuss with friends and family?
• Have you tried to help yourself but the problem is still there?

Self help books, support groups and workshops can be very beneficial, but sometimes a personal, one-on-one approach is needed. Caring professionals can help you to find the solutions that will work for you.

If you're nodding your head so far, then your next decision is whether to go to face-to-face or to try online counselling. Lawrence will share (click here) some of his thoughts with you that compare the two.

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