Supportive counseling or office-based counseling is a general treatment for mild to moderate depressive adolescents in both mental health facilities and community services. This therapy involves; (1) educating clients regarding healthy coping skills, problem-solving, conflict resolution, social skills, assertiveness skills, and relaxation techniques; (2) educating clients about realistic, age-appropriate expectations, and nonjudgmental and noncritical patterns of communication; and (3) supporting healthy behaviors, healthy psychological defenses, and healthy relationships (Bhatia & Bhatia, 2007). The counseling sessions are usually conducted in the therapist's office once a week for 30 to 60 minutes. In the early stages of treatment,
