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As a spiritual counsellor I am sometimes asked ‘what kind of problems do people who want counselling have?’ I answer that people go to counselling for all kinds of reasons, which may be following a bereavement or a divorce, stress at work or school, depression or low self-esteem. There are many other factors which may leave them feeling alone and overwhelmed with hopelessness.
Some people find they want help with a life transition – for example both men and woman may find moving into the second part of their lives very difficult, we are often told ‘life begins at 40’ but many people in their forties reach a crisis of identity or purpose. They feel panic stricken that the dreams of their youth may never be fulfilled. This can be a time like other times of transition to take stock, examine and re-evaluate ourselves and aspects of our lives.
Another difficult time is the teenage years when we make the transition from childhood properly into the grown-up realms of decision making and responsibility.
When an individual seeks spiritual counselling it is because they have internal conflicts and pent-up emotions and feelings of some form that are spoiling their enjoyment of life. Spiritual counselling helps the client to identify and clarify areas in their lives that they want to change and it also helps the client to tap into their own inner resources, and their innate ability to find their own solutions i.e. help the client to find out what they want to do, and what will work for them: -
- You might feel that you need a bit of extra help to solve a problem or make changes in your life
- An objective non-judgemental independent opinion on your concerns can be of benefit; someone who isn’t a family member or close friend
- You may just want some space and time to explore your feelings, to try and make some sense of them in a way that you may not have done before
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