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Counseling

Counseling resources for counselors and practitioners who want to apply the latest positive psychology strategies or ready-to-apply tools.

School counselor

What Is School Counseling? 14 Roles & Goals of Counselors

For many youngsters, school and life in general present an endless list of demands and challenges. From trauma and learning disabilities to bullying and course [...]

Autonomy Counseling

How to Foster Clients’ Autonomy in Counseling or Therapy

Personal autonomy is highly valued across the field of healthcare. Increasingly, patients are encouraged to make autonomous decisions regarding their goals and treatment plans (Entwistle, [...]

Counseling process

Defining the Counseling Process and Its Stages

Counseling typically helps bring about change. The process begins with exploring the challenges a client faces before assisting them in resolving developmental and situational difficulties [...]

Relationship counseling

What Is Relationship Counseling? Tips for Your Sessions

Relationship counseling is something we all hear about in a variety of contexts. Since relationship counseling is something that is often brought up when a [...]

Career counseling certification

Career Counseling Certification: 9 Courses & Training Routes

Thinking back to your original decision to pursue your current career, do you remember what influenced your choice? Did you consider the impact that pursuing [...]

Intake forms

How to Send & Build Counseling Client Intake Forms Digitally

The intake process is the first part of the journey to positive mental health outcomes for those entering counseling. Done well, it provides a fast [...]

Counseling Books

Top 28 Counseling Books for Practitioners and Beginners

Are you just starting a career in counseling? Even if you have been in the counseling field for some time, do you want to increase [...]

career counseling

What Is Career Counseling? 3 Fascinating Theories Explained

Changing jobs every few years or less is increasingly the norm among younger generations. A 2020 Deloitte survey found that 31% of Millennials and around [...]

Financial Counseling

What Is Financial Counseling? (+ Couples Financial Therapy)

How many times have you heard the phrase ‘money can’t buy happiness?’ If you were given a dollar each time you heard it, by now, [...]

Importance of counseling

The Importance of Counseling: 14 Proven Benefits of Therapy

Counseling is known as one of the greatest helping professions on Earth, yet many people remain perplexed about its true meaning, purpose, and intention. Most [...]