Personal Reflective Essay: A Career In Counseling

Counseling is something that I always wanted to do. Many of us came to the decision of pursing a career in counseling thinking that it will be easy as when we have a conversation with our friends. I have always see myself as someone who is always there for her friends, to give any types of advice and to be there for them when they need to express themselves. Having the opportunity to act as an actual counselor gave me the opportunity to realize that this is something very different than when we are talking to our friends. At first I though I was going to feel very confortable since I was doing this activity with a classmate. But this made me realize that there is a lot of work that needs to be done in order for me to be able to learn all the skills that are needed to be a good counselor. While watching the video, I need to confess that it was hard for me to see myself on the screen doing something that I had never done before. When I finish being the therapist I felt really glad that I was over with this activity since I was very anxious and nervous, but at the same time I felt like I did a good job since it was the first …show more content…
I also feel like I did a good job with my visual/eye contact because the whole video I was looking at my clients. Yes, there were times that I attempt to look down to the floor but this might be because I was very nervous about this activity since it was the first time that I was doing this. I know body language is something very important during counseling because this is essential to building trust. While I was watching the video I can definitely see that I was very nervous because When I am nervous I attempt to look down, or I start to touch my arms, or to move my arms a