Sociocultural Issues In Counselling

Society is constantly changing and individuals have to constantly conform to the pressures that result from such change. Individuals strive to be socially accepted into society, the work place, and with friends and family. The constant battle to conform to these every day pressures and being the person that you are and not just to have a sense of belonging and importance, are only some of the battles people have to deal with throughout life. Society on a whole is generally becoming more accepting of change. However there are still strong morals, principles, and divides in society that determine right from wrong and what is socially expectable and what isn’t. Sociocultural issues are the issues that people have to deal with on a day to day basis. The lack of acceptance and understanding and the pressure not to be judged can cause depression and anxiety which relate to fear and sadness. For people to deal with these ever growing pressures of society they need someone to offer support and guidance and coping techniques. Counselling can offer individual’s a way of speaking out about their struggles of life to become a more balance person. Counselling involves using and …show more content…
It is apparent that Laura’s sexuality is a social factor that is present that links in with her gender identity issues. Laura is a lesbian and has identified herself as gay since she was the age of 15. Even though society is becoming more acceptable of same sex relationships it can still be difficult to feel comfortable within society. Laura also feels that her sexuality has affected not only her relationship with friends and work colleagues, but also her family. Her family are possibly rejecting her as she doesn’t fit into their social norm. Laura’s family morals and lack of understanding could have contributed to the rejection and favouritism over Laura 's younger sister who fits into society’s