This essay explains everything that a counselor has to do when dealing with a client, from start to end. Goes through the process the techniques needed to be a great counselor.

Clients seek us out. They seek us out for every private and painful reason. We must be able to tell then what we can do, what we can offer. If only for the ethics of the situation, people must have the right to know beforehand our personal values and objections. The following is an attempt to share my values, beliefs, and goals with the person who sits with me. The creed of a counselor allows …

…he can learn from it and be ten times the parents they were. There is never a perfect therapy. A counselor can use any therapy and make it work to fit the purpose the counselor sees fit. When the counselor knows all the guidelines to the theory, they will make it effective. Even if they have to refer back to the counselors creed for a little refreshment to why they choose the job they choose/