1. You are the change agent
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Though a Registered Clinical Counselor can be a big help in reaching your goals, you can also make excellent progress on your own.
This is because, regardless of whether you are working independently or with a counselor, the single most important change agent is you.
A man working on his own who clarifies personal goals, develops strategies and follows through will enjoy much more success than someone who attends counseling sessions faithfully but never translates talk into action.
Counseling is a lot like gardening. Together, you and your counselor choose the seeds, prepare the ground and plant carefully. But the daily follow-through—watering, fertilizing, weeding and pruning—is up to you. With energy and discipline, you will enjoy a satisfying harvest. If not, your seedlings may wither away.
Counseling's emphasis on relationship constitutes its biggest advantage over self-help. Something deeply powerful occurs when we tell our story, generate plans and take action in the presence of another. Thoughts, feelings, hopes, dreams—all these become real only when shared with another human being. The communicating of a hope or desire is the beginning of a commitment.
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