6 Proven Benefits of Taking Counselling

Positive Psychology says there are empirically proven benefits of counselling. More and more people are opting for counselling. While corporates are going for work counselling for their employees, schools are getting great results with student counselling.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic happened and schools moved online, teachers are also being given online counseling to deal with their new schedules and changed teaching techniques. In fact, since the coronavirus crisis happened and people have been grappling with mental issues in lockdown, they have been also availing online counseling to deal with the situation better.

# Improvement in communication skills

As we know most relationship or mental issues arise from a breakdown in communication. When people cannot communicate and express their feelings there is a buildup of negative emotions that could lead to frustration, anxiety and even depression.

Counseling helps you to improve those communication skills, set your own relationship boundaries, and express yourself better. With improved communication skills people feel more empowered. The cobwebs start gathering in a relationship because of the things that are left unsaid.

# Better self-esteem

Low self-esteem often leads to constant self doubt and performance anxiety. Students cannot perform in academics because of low self- esteem and this often leads to behavioural issues and inability to blend in a peer group. Low self-esteem leads to workplace issues and even reflects on interpersonal relationships and in some cases leads to inability to establish intimate relationships.

Counseling immensely helps in instilling confidence and self-esteem and hence better performance in all spheres of life.

# Deal with symptoms of anxiety and depression

In the present world, no one is immune to stress and anxiety. Sometimes the situation escalates into depression. In the US almost 46.6 million people are suffering from mental health issues, which means one out of every five adults has mental health issues.

A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that 7.5 percent of the Indian population suffered from mental health issues and it is predicted to reach 20 percent this year (2020). In India, most people don’t go to professionals because of the stigma attached to it so online counseling could be the way forward to reap the benefits of counseling.

# Ability to change behavior and habits

Abusive or alcoholic partners, people suffering from drug addiction or even compulsive liars and kleptomanics often find the motivation to deal with their behavioural issues.

It is very hard for this kind of people to change but it has been seen that with therapy it is possible. Finding the motivation to change one’s own behavior and habits is one of the biggest benefits of counseling.

# Effective management of stress

Stress is a part and parcel of our daily lives. From a person working at an office to a housewife doing the cooking and cleaning, everyone is stressed in some way or the other. But it entirely depends on how we handle stress. Sometimes when we are unable to do that on our own therapy helps.

# Improved conflict resolution ability

As soon conflict happens most of us have the tendency to become irritated and angry and express ourselves negatively. But conflict is inevitable in every step of our life but how we handle conflict decides on what kind of individuals we will be. One of the biggest benefits of counselling is attaining the ability of conflict resolution with objectivity and calmness.