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Title: Counseling
Tags: Counseling
Blog Entry: Counseling is: 1. A voluntary activity. You decide if you want to return for more sessions. 2. Short-term or intermittent. 3. Consulting confidentially about a situation, problem, relationship, family issue or habit you want to change. 4. A positive step when you are concerned about what to do. 5. An educational and growth- oriented experience. 6. A give and take, cooperative venture between your counselor and you. 7. Goal-oriented. Counseling is not: 1. A gripe session. Venting is OK when you are working toward resolution. 2. A passive process where someone "fixes" you. 3. Someone else taking charge of your life and making decisions for you. specific areas of counseling include: (1) depression, (2) addictive and compulsive behaviors, (3) attention deficits disorders, (3) fears, anxieties and phobias, (4) personality disorders, (5) moral failures, (6) abuse cases, (7) generational curses etc