Let�s Not Stigmatise Counselling

Monday, February 12, 2018

Many communities around the world tend to shun counselling, and worse, tend to be verbally abusive towards individuals who seek counselling services.

Most of the time, people who seek counselling do it in secret, in an effort to avoid nasty labels such as ‘crazy’, ‘mad’ just to mention but a few.

Simply defined, counselling is ‘the process that occurs when a client and counsellor set aside time in order to explore difficulties, which may include the stressful or emotional feelings of the client’.

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Let�s Not Stigmatise Counselling

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