My Philosophy of Counseling

My Philosophy of Counseling

My evolving philosophy of the transformed school counselor is prefaced on the innate belief in mankind’s ability to both evolve and develop into a rational thinking, positive, and constructive beings if provided the appropriate environment in which these skills are nourished. Furthermore, I believe that all people are capable of some form of change by a catalyst that impacts our subconscious at the micro-level through some amount of emotional arousal that touches the very capacity that defines and at times, diminishes our humanity. As a counselor, I cannot fall into the fallacy of expecting myself to be all or allowing someone else to make me believe that I am all if I fail to have the correct path for a client’s needs or that I must solve every problem that is presented. Instead, I must recognize that I am but one piece of the human puzzle and that our journey together as counselor and client cannot be defined by time or role, but instead must be defined based on the reciprocal needs of both the client and the counselor. In my journey as a counselor, I must also recognize that all of my clients possess varied gifts and resources and a large part of our experience must be for me to teach the client a sense of empowerment that is necessary to access these resources. Finally, our journey as counselor and client is defined by a set of specific goals that have been mutually agreed upon as the very foundation for our partnership.