Counselling and Therapy

Estimated time: 3 minutes

CISCE: Class 12

Key Points: Counselling and Therapy

Counselling is a form of therapy that helps solve problems like loneliness, alienation, and lack of meaning in life.
Humanistic and existential therapies believe that people are naturally good and capable of making positive choices.
Client-centred (non-directive) counselling by Carl Rogers helps individuals develop self-understanding and positive self-concept.
The counsellor creates a warm, empathetic, and accepting environment for free emotional expression.
This therapy helps remove emotional conflicts and is useful in preventing crime and antisocial behaviour.