As we go through life, we face challenges. Some of these challenges feel too big or confusing to navigate alone. Sometimes our issues can be too complex to involve our friends or family – instead, we may just want to talk to a non-biased person. Sharing your story in a confidential setting is a relief in itself. By talking about your problems, they lose some of their oppressive power over you.
You don’t need a problem to seek counselling – it can also be a way to self-discovery. As I see it, we are all conditioned. That means we grow up learning to respond to life’s challenges with pre-programed feelings, behaviours and thought patterns. These patterns do not always server us. Maybe you have a curiosity about your conditioning and how to go beyond it?