Counseling: A Chore or an Opportunity?

Counseling: A Chore or an Opportunity?

I have been a counselor now for about 2 years, its something I really enjoy.  I try to pass this enjoyment on to my clients so that they can walk away from counseling and say, “That was a good experience, I would do that again.”  I have a feeling though that most people do not enjoy counseling and surely don’t look forward to doing it.  If you really examine the counseling process however, what an opportunity!  You have someone whose only job it is to help you with your life.  A person who is unbiased to your situation and can help you examine what’s going on, whether it is with a marriage, self-esteem, addiction or just dissatisfaction with life.  That being said, this doesn’t mean that going through the process is easy, but most opportunities involve some work and many times are not easy.  I am sure you have heard people say, “I was given an incredible opportunity.”  And while that may be true, they had to take that opportunity and do something with it.  Same with counseling!

            I am sure everyone reading this right now has done chores, some many even be doing them now.  Whether taking out the trash, cleaning our rooms or loading the dishwasher, we all dreaded them.  But even chores caused us to get something accomplished, we didn’t like it, but the trash was outside, our rooms didn’t smell like a locker room and there were clean dishes to eat off of.  So no matter how you view counseling, as a chore or an opportunity, your life will be changed.  How much work or how well you work on this chore or opportunity will determine how much change can or will happen in your life.