Counseling with an adult is a process in which the counselor and the client meet one-on-one. Individuals may need individual counseling in line with negative emotions, relational problems, dysfunctional beliefs and thoughts.
The aim in general terms, is to solve the cognitive, emotional, behavioral and relational problems of individuals and to develop them in a positive way, spiritually and developmentally. However, in the consultation process; The client and the counselor create the goals together, and these goals/objectives may vary depending on what is spoken and situations in the counseling process. In general, the objectives of the individual counselor;
- To provide an understanding of dysfunctional behaviors,
- To evaluate relational problems ranging from close relationships to distant relationships,
- Coping with negative and dysfunctional emotions,
- Increasing resilience to difficulties,
- To increase insight
- Being able to discover their strengths and transfer them to functional behaviors,
- To regulate interpersonal relations,
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Adult counseling allows you to look at your personality, dysfunctional thoughts, negative emotions, interpersonal relationships, and unconscious processes from an outside perspective. In this way, with your increased insight, your ability to cope with the problems you encounter and your tolerance for difficulties increase.
Who prefers adult counseling more?
Some counselors prefer more individual counseling. This preference may be due to various reasons. Individual counselor;
- People who are more comfortable telling their problems one-on-one rather than in a group,
- Clients who want one-on-one attention and more intense work,
- Clients who cannot find suitable group counseling for themselves,
- Individuals who cannot include their partner in the counseling process for various reasons (distance, resistance) for couples counseling.
It can be said that it is more suitable for However, some consultants, the theory they work and the methods they apply emphasize the individual processes of the person. For this reason, they prefer more individual consultation.
Individual counseling provides the opportunity to open up the feelings and thoughts that the person cannot tell anyone. The topics you talk about in counseling may be about yourself or the effects of your environment on you. You may leave the first meeting with many feelings such as hope, fear, excitement, sadness. The emotions experienced with what is spoken in the interviews are quite intense and take a driving role in the person’s life.