individual counselling

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
INTRODUCTION
The term “counselling” is an American origin and was first used by Carl Rogers. Counselling
is derived from the word “counsel “that literally means “to give advice”. Dictionary meaning
of this word is that it is a kind of help with personal or psychological matters that is usually
given by the professional.
Counsellor is someone who gives counselling whereas a counselee is the person receiving
counselling
Counselling is a process in which the individual, family, couple meet with a trained
professional counsellor to talk about issues and problems they are facing in their lives.
Counselling can help people to gain clarity surrounding issues. It can also provide people with
new opportunity to share their views, to be heard and gain new perspectives on their situation
and experiences. Together with the counsellor people identify and work towards achieving
their desired outcomes and goals for counselling.
Counselling can be of individual and group type of counselling:
GROUP COUNSELLING
Group counselling is a form of therapy which posits and people benefits from shared
experiences. It usually focused on a particular issue. Example anger management while a
therapist usually manages group counselling, contributions from other members in the group
are considered valuable since all in the group share similar issues. One of the main principals
behind group counselling is to attempts to counteract the isolation by assembling people with
similar issues to enforce that difficulties are not singular to one person.
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
Individual counselling is a method of bringing about change in a person by exploring his or her
feelings, attitude, thinking and behaviour. It is a process of meeting with therapist to assist a
person in dealing with symptoms or problems a person is having.
Individual counselling is sometimes called as psychotherapy, talk therapy or treatment. It is a

process through which clients work want-one on one with a trained mental health clinician in
a safe, caring and confidential environment. Counselling allows individual to explore their
feelings beliefs, behaviour walk through challenging or influential memories, identities aspects
of their lives that they would like to change and others set personal goals and work towards
desired change
PURPOSE OR GOAL OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
• Individual counselling helps to remove or modify existing symptoms, mediate

disturbed patterns of behaviour, It also helps in promoting positive personality growth
and development.
TYPES OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
1. Abreaction therapy
2. Reality therapy
3. Hypnosis
4. Supportive Psychotherapy
5. Psychoanalysis
ABREACTION THERAPY
Abreaction therapy is a process by which repressed materials, particularly a painful experience

or conflict is brought back a consciousness. The person not only recalls but also relives the
experiences which is accompanied by the appropriate emotional response.
REALITY THERAPY
Reality therapy is a form of psychotherapeutic technique which focuses on present behaviours

and development of a patient’s ability to cope up with the stress of reality and take a great
responsibility for the fulfilment of their needs.
HYPNOSIS
In this therapy a patient is put into an altered state of consciousness by giving them repetive
monotonous auditory stimuli to crteate a state of focussed attention and increased
suggestibility. This therapy it involves following three factors:
• Absorption
• Dissociation
• Suggestibility
SUPPORTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY
In this therapy patient with chronic disabling psychiatric conditions for whom basic change is
not seen as a realistic goal.
PSYCHOANALYSIS
This therapy focuses primarily on the influence of unconscious forces such as repressed
impulses and memories, internal conflicts and childhood traumas on the mental life. The
therapist helps the clients to identify unresolved conflicts and traumas from early childhood.
MERITS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
• It helps a person in understanding of their own self and emotions.

• It helps a person in discovering personal strength and weakness.
• It encourages a person in attempting at new way of thinking and behaviour.
• Sharing worries with the expert helps a person feel less alone with the problem and
teaches them a better way to cope.
• It helps a person to identify their goals for themselves and how to progress towards
those goals.
• Individual counselling can be set up quickly
DEMERITS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING
• Chances of getting too personal and emotionally attached to the counsellor are high
• The outcomes will be from one person only that is the counsellor.
• Sometimes counsellor have limited knowledge to tackle the situation
• It is expensive just for one session of counselling.
• Clients may talk but not make any changes.
• Some clients don’t have interest in talking about their problems.
CONCLUSION
Individual counselling is indeed a very effective way to solve one’s problem. It is a process
through which severe problems can be tackled properly. In order to carry out effective
counselling one should keep individual respect and dignity in mind.
Thank you, by,

Mary wanbok Suchiang
Rank – CDT
College-St. Edmunds College
Unit- 42 MEGH BN NCC

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INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING

Counselling can be of individual and group type of counselling:

Individual counselling is sometimes called as psychotherapy, talk therapy or treatment. It is a

PURPOSE OR GOAL OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING

• Individual counselling helps to remove or modify existing symptoms, mediate

TYPES OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING

Abreaction therapy is a process by which repressed materials, particularly a painful experience

Reality therapy is a form of psychotherapeutic technique which focuses on present behaviours

MERITS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING

• It helps a person in understanding of their own self and emotions.

DEMERITS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING

Thank you, by,

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