Multicultural Tauranga has added a new, free service available to individuals: personal counselling.
From July 2016 to April 2017, student counsellor Sudha Bhandari offers one-on-one counselling by appointment. Sessions can be held either at Tauranga Multicultural Centre or at the client's home. At the centre a separate room is available to ensure privacy and confidentiality.
Sudha is providing this service as part of her qualification requirements. Having finished her New Zealand Diploma in Professional Counselling (Level 6), she is now doing her mandatory 200-hour workplace experience in the practice of counselling at Multicultural Tauranga. This arrangement includes regular supervision by a professional from her tertiary teaching institution.
For more information about Sudha, please read her personal profile.
From July 2016 to April 2017, student counsellor Sudha Bhandari offers one-on-one counselling by appointment. Sessions can be held either at Tauranga Multicultural Centre or at the client's home. At the centre a separate room is available to ensure privacy and confidentiality.
Sudha is providing this service as part of her qualification requirements. Having finished her New Zealand Diploma in Professional Counselling (Level 6), she is now doing her mandatory 200-hour workplace experience in the practice of counselling at Multicultural Tauranga. This arrangement includes regular supervision by a professional from her tertiary teaching institution.
For more information about Sudha, please read her personal profile.
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What personal counselling is - and what it is not
Personal counselling involves a counsellor and a client working together to achieve the client’s goals for change or improvement. In counselling the person speaks with a trained professional who may provide help in exploring problems or in resolving current dilemmas. When people find they are no longer able to deal effectively with situations or to make changes in their lives, they often seek resources outside themselves. Rather than thinking in circles or feeling depressed or desperate, they use a counsellor whose active listening skills and role as a sounding board often help them to find the right way forward, or even a solution, themselves. Counselling can be helpful in improving relationships and in developing skills in various areas of people’s lives. Advice-giving is not a part of the counselling process. Rather, the process is based primarily on exploration of the client’s issues or concerns. |
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