Lay Counseling Limits

There are limits to most common things in life; however, many never know when the limit has been reached or even maxed out. Often times anything relating to the “church” or spirituality seems to carry and charismatic label of limitless or no boundaries. Contrary to that pastoral and lay counseling has limits and boundaries that if crossed can be very dangerous. The issues of time, space and sexual misconduct are often threatened and even crossed. It is imperative that a pastoral counselor limit the aggregate of TIME they spend on numerous responsibilities to avoid any feeling of being overwhelmed one must prioritize there must be alluded time of intake, review and even unwind as well as getting supervision, and plan subsequent meetings with the counselor. Limiting the time of the session is important as well. Many often times neglect to have balance as it relates to time. There is no way you can counsel and never take time for yourself. When time is unbalanced it can lead to different other self-issues as well as interfere with the call of duty. The boundary of space is one that can be very hazardous if crossed. The counselor’s …show more content…
The counselor can get into suffering in SEXUAL DESIRES (sexual relationships), with the person they were counseled. It is precariously intimate and even seductive a counseling session can become when a man or woman is pouring out their heart to a male or female counselor, especially if he/she is in a bad marriage or is unmarried. If a counselor does not have a general guideline regarding the number of sessions, it can become easy to start selecting who have more sessions and who will have less. This can become mechanically by needs as avowal, and dependency or sexual desire. The meeting place indicates, there may also be a time factor involved, for such meeting may have very different implications depending on whether it takes place during the day or in the