ABSTRACT
It is important to recognize that counselling does not effect a cure like an antibiotic with a bacterial infection. The counsellor’s first objective is to create an environment in which a person can gain an understanding of the thought processes that have given rise to the difficulties one has been experiencing. One should then be in a position, with the right support, to work towards making the changes that will enable him to better manage these. This calls for patience as well as endurance. Life perspectives one wants to change or modify may have developed over many years and cannot realistically be displaced in a few weeks. Even when counselling has finished, one will still need to be aware of situations, and their response to them, that may previously have been problematic. The difference is that one should now be able to handle these situations so that he/she take control before they get out of hand.
