Counselling is a professional, therapeutic relationship between a client and a counsellor, where in a client shares their concerns with the counsellor. The client and counsellor together explore healthy and effective ways to overcome/ deal with the presenting concerns along with empowerement of the client to take the charge of their life and effectively cope with their struggles.

Yes, you can. Counselling deals with any type of concern a person may be dealing with, which might be making them feel overwhelmed.

It sometimes may also happen that you are unable to point finger at a specific feeling or concern that you may be dealing with, at that time you can seek the help of a counsellor in figuring it out too.

There is no wrong or right time to seek counselling. But if an individual notices any changes in their thought and behavioural pattern which is different from the usual self such as :

a. Obsessive negative thoughts

b. Difficulty in concentration/ paying attention

c. Change in sleeping and/or eating pattern

d. Feelings of being low, sad, distressed, confused etc.

e. Lack of interest in previously enjoyed things

f. Loneliness or Social isolation

g. Worsening of physical problems

There isn't any specific number of sessions that can be set at the beginning of the counselling. It entirely depends on the severity of the concerns and the coping ability of the client.

The sessions are timed from anywhere between 45 mins- 60 mins.

Yes, whatever shared in a counselling session is strictly kept between the counsellor and the client. It is however, important for you to understand that under certain circumstances the ethics requires that we reveal information:

1. Where there is reasonable suscipicion of abuse to self or others.

2. Where the client presents a serious and forseeable danger to life of self or others.

3. When ordered to do so by a judge in the court of law.