Many clients often make the comment that they wished they had attended counselling much earlier, rather than let their problems build up. Research on psychological recovery indicates that the earlier you address a problem the shorter the recovery process may take. Some of the overall benefits of counselling may be that you recover faster, achieve more, build better relationships and feel better.
Here is a general list of some of the benefits you might notice from counselling:
- Greater self-awareness and self acceptance allowing you to feel better about yourself.
- Greater understanding of your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviours leading to better self-regulation.
- Improved sleep, appetite and healthier eating habits.
- A sense of calmness and self-confidence allowing you to achieve your goals in life.
- Improved communication with family, friends, and work colleagues leading to a greater sense of connectedness.
- A decrease in worrying thoughts that may have restricted your ability to enjoy life fully.
- Improved performance leading to greater career opportunities and life satisfaction.
- Overall improvement in general well-being which helps you view your life and relationships more positively.
- Improved decision making skills leading to higher motivation and focused actions.
- Improved decision making skills leading to higher motivation and focused actions.
- Insight into effective ways of relating to others and resolving conflict with others.
- Increased motivation leading to better outcomes and a greater sense of achievement.
