General information

What is a counsellor?

A counsellor is a health professional who uses his or her expertise
to assist people to function better in their lives.

Counsellors work in a wide range of locations in both the Public
and Private sector — wherever they can help people to feel better
about themselves or their relationships, to achieve more and be
more fulfilled in their lives.

How to approach counselling...

Many people are anxious about seeing a counsellor. This is natural
because we like to feel that we are in control of our lives. We are
often anxious about sharing our secrets, sensitive or personal
information, our fears and concerns with someone outside the
family or our community. We need to feel safe and that we can
work with the professional that we choose.

There are a couple of things to remember:

The counsellor is like a coach—to help you figure out a game plan but not to do it for you.

All counselling is totally confidential.