Counseling is a very personal experience and it is vital that you feel like you can develop a relationship and that you feel comfortable with the practitioner that is providing counseling and therapy.

I focus on a strengths based approach in counseling. I believe that highlighting and tapping into all the gifts and strengths people have makes all the difference in creating the changes they desire in their lives. He also believes that it is vital to obtain balance physically, mentally, emotionally, in order to create the desired change.

Some counseling qualities that have shown through research that are very important are:empathy, attentive listening skills, expert advise. This relationship accounts for thirty percent of successful outcomes in counseling therapy. Research repeatedly finds that a positive alliance with your therapist is one of the best predictors of outcome.(Horvath, & Symonds,1991) I believe this and that it is essential in my approach to children, teens, adolescents,and adults.

Counseling Techniques Approaches.