Comments on: What happens in a counselling session? http://thesydneypsychologist.com/what-happens-in-a-counselling-session/912/ Creating clarity, purpose and success through effective communication. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:57:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Clare Mann http://thesydneypsychologist.com/what-happens-in-a-counselling-session/912/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Clare Mann Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:01:21 +0000 http://thesydneypsychologist.com/?p=912#comment-131 Thanks Craig I wholeheartedly agree with you that many people are busy telling others how to live their lives rather than empowering them to be the leaders of their own lives. I think counselling is an opportunity to help people become the conscious experts of their own lives - often experiences labelled as 'ill' or 'dis-eased' are opportunities to see what is not working in our lives. I often ask my clients 'When did you choose to forget the solution to your problem?' Our bodies and psychological conditions shout very loudly when we don't live our truth! Thanks Craig
I wholeheartedly agree with you that many people are busy telling others how to live their lives rather than empowering them to be the leaders of their own lives. I think counselling is an opportunity to help people become the conscious experts of their own lives – often experiences labelled as ‘ill’ or ‘dis-eased’ are opportunities to see what is not working in our lives. I often ask my clients ‘When did you choose to forget the solution to your problem?’ Our bodies and psychological conditions shout very loudly when we don’t live our truth!

]]> By: Motivational Speaker - Craig Harper http://thesydneypsychologist.com/what-happens-in-a-counselling-session/912/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Motivational Speaker - Craig Harper Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:37:37 +0000 http://thesydneypsychologist.com/?p=912#comment-129 Great post Clare! Counselling sessions are a wonderful opportunity for two people to explore one person’s life - and your life. It’s true that many of us invest too much time and energy, where it’s not wanted, valued or appreciated. Or productive. Putting it simply, some of us should let go of the need we have to fix other people’s lives, situations and relationships. Some people call this interference . It’s important that we have an ability (that is, a level of awareness and consciousness) to open our eyes and see what’s really going on beyond our point of view and beyond our version of reality. Seeing a situation (issue, challenge, problem) from our perspective only, is a recipe for disaster because we’ll never create connection. The irony is that many ’Fixers’ are so busy telling others what to do and how to be that they don’t see the toxic weeds growing in their own garden. Great post Clare!

Counselling sessions are a wonderful opportunity for two people to explore one person’s life – and your life.

It’s true that many of us invest too much time and energy, where it’s not wanted, valued or appreciated. Or productive. Putting it simply, some of us should let go of the need we have to fix other people’s lives, situations and relationships. Some people call this interference . It’s important that we have an ability (that is, a level of awareness and consciousness) to open our eyes and see what’s really going on beyond our point of view and beyond our version of reality. Seeing a situation (issue, challenge, problem) from our perspective only, is a recipe for disaster because we’ll never create connection. The irony is that many ’Fixers’ are so busy telling others what to do and how to be that they don’t see the toxic weeds growing in their own garden.

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