Counseling Essay

My Personal Counseling Characteristics The purpose of this paper is to discuss my role as a future marriage and family counselor and what I perceive to be characteristic strength in developing a therapeutic alliance with my clients. Also discussed is a behavioral challenge that I foresee as being an issue. Two strategies are also identified in dealing with the challenged identified. An Area of Strength An area of strength that I have that will help guide me as a therapist when developing a…

The purpose of this paper is to emphasize hope while processing counseling. There are many times were client feel hopeless because they do not see their goals being accomplished. The client gets frustrated and tired when they have tired many solutions for their problems and nothing seems to work. There are times where client’s get discourage and would like to give up because they are not able to resolve their problems they are experiencing. The counselor can create a sense of hope and…

Compare and Contrast Larry Crabb's Christian Counseling Methods with Albert Ellis and Carl Rogers Secular Methods Daniel Coffman Liberty University Part I: Goal of Christian Counseling As I am writing this I am reminded of a conversation I had with someone in my Church that is involved with our Addiction Ministry. He started to tell me of an attendee in one of the Friday night group counseling sessions that was more discouraged when they left the meeting than when they came in. I…

certain that some of the families that were torn apart chose not to seek counseling, however, I can only imagine how much it would’ve helped if they had. Even as a child I wondered if there was something that I could do to help. Today, I am able to do what I was unable to do back then. I am able to take the steps necessary to become what I’ve always dreamed of becoming. I decided to pursue my degree in Marriage and Therapy Counseling so that I can fulfill my dream to be a professional Marriage…

that I had sincere empathy for hurting people, a willingness to learn, and the confidence needed to use my abilities. Those qualities are why I chose to continue my educational journey – they make me a good fit for this profession. Philosophy of Counseling Describe your professional identity Orientation and motivation for helping. Limiting my therapeutic tools to only one orientation would not benefit my clients. I believe that…

Intro Mr. and Mrs. Smith contacted the office to schedule a marriage counseling session. Both parties were on the phone as the receptionist assisted the couple with scheduling an appointment. Once the receptionist scheduled the couple’s appointment the call was then transferred to the marriage counselor. The counselor gave the couple a homework assignment that was to be completed before their first session. The couple arrived to their appointment on time with their homework assignment completed.…

interview her and learn a few things about her role as the Care Team coordinator and as a helping professional in the field of psychology. Lisa has a Masters in Counseling from Alaska Pacific University. Like me, she studied psychology as an undergraduate at UAA. She has a National Certificated Counselor (NCC) and License of Professional Counseling (LPC) license,…

with the Client for a scheduled counseling session and Treatment Team Meeting. Upon arrival the Client expressed that he was no longer interested in counseling services with the Oaks and that, “Everything is already. Mr. Odoh comes by to see me and I am at home. I plan to be at the next community service event, I am good. The only reason why I agreed to do counseling is because the court ordered me to, but I really don’t need it.” Counselor explained that counseling is a part of Oaks…

Challenging situations are unavoidable while conducting a counseling session, therefore, each theoretical orientation will approach these situations slightly different. This is particularly true with the population I have chosen to work, they will bring a multitude challenges to the therapy session, first, traumatic events, second, individual belief systems and guilt, and the diversity of this population, to name a few. According to Jakupcak and Varra (2011), when dealing with service members or…

The profession of rehabilitation counseling seeks to provide assistance to individuals who suffer from developmental, emotional, mental, and physical disabilities. They also apply learned counseling skills to support individuals with psychiatric or cognitive disabilities achieve their maximum level of independence. These professionals give the support needed for struggling individuals to continue leading fulfilling lives, and maintaining their independence. In order for a rehabilitation…