Calgary Counselling with Psychologist Alexander Dhand
people often think of counselling as the process of getting advice from a psychologist on some topic of interest to them. This is not entirely accurate. True, the psychologist provides advice but, in counselling, the role of the psychologist is much more complex.
Your Psychologist:
- Provides you with expert advice on a topic of concern
- Guides you in dealing with your situation effectively
- Helps you clearly think through your situation when you have trouble doing so
- Provides instruction in a variety of areas in which you may need education
- Shapes your mindset to help you better cope with your situation
- Motivates you when your motivation is flagging
- Creates a confidential environment in which you can comfortably discuss your personal issues
- Provides support, encouragement and stands behind you when you need reinforcement
- Directs you to helpful resources
- Builds your self-esteem
- Coaches you through your dilemma
- Imparts the critical skills you need to deal with your situation effectively. These may include stress management skills, anger management techniques, anxiety control methods, depression treatment techniques, etc.
- As we are all vulnerable to misunderstandings and misperceptions (misconceptions), the psychologist in counseling, in implementing the various aforementioned aspects, may at times gently challenge a client’s inaccurate view of their situation by providing corrective feedback.
Counselling, therefore, is considerably more than merely the act of giving advice; rather, it is a complex and multimodal process that requires a high degree of education, skill and training for effective conduct. This is why, in order to qualify as a psychologist who offers counselling, the minimum requirement is a graduate degree (often two graduate degrees) that involves years of advanced education and training not only pertaining to counseling skills but also in human psychological processes, assessment and measurement of psychological factors, ethics, treatment planning, crisis management, intervention and so on.
Psychological Counselling in Calgary
It comes as no secret that our individual states of mind have a bearing on our lives. Stress, depression, anxiety and problems with self-esteem can take a heavy toll on our wellbeing. Other problems such as addictions, conflict and chronic illness can wreak havoc in our lives.
As a result of the direct link between the mind and body, physical problems can emerge from psychological ones. Therefore, taking care of our mental state is crucial to living a good life and also serves as preventative medicine, which helps deter organic illnesses (such as stroke, heart disease, hypertension, etc.) that can and often do arise from life problems generating chronic stress.
To help, Alexander Dhand delivers psychological counselling in Calgary at Preventous Collaborative Health.
