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   What makes a good mental health counselor?

   • The characteristics of a good counselor also include strong problem-solving skills with creative, out-of-the-box thinking. Clients often visit mental health counselors for help with specific issues, such as stress related to job loss and a lack of self-confidence in re-entering the job marketplace.

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   Can a mental health professional be a good counselor?

   • A mental health professional can be a good counselor for one person — but not a good fit for someone else. At its core, therapy is about a genuine connection between you and your therapist. When trying to figure out whether a counselor is good for you, consider asking:

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   What makes a good counselor?

   • A “good” counselor is a mental health professional who supports you in making progress in your life and goals, whether that’s helping you overcome fears or improving your sense of self. According to an APA article on continuing education, there are various qualities that can set a counselor a part from others to create better outcomes in therapy.

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   What does a mental health counselor do?

   • Because mental illness is so prevalent, skilled and qualified mental health counselors can make a huge impact in the lives of those in their community. A mental health counselor helps patients overcome psychological challenges, often by guiding and supporting them in learning to change their negative behaviors and thought patterns.

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   How can counseling help a person with mental health problems?

   • Various counseling skills can be learned and developed to foster and maintain the psychological process, including good communication, problem solving, and goal setting, and introduce coping techniques such as self-talk and visualization (Nelson-Jones, 2014; Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2015).

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   A “good” counselor is a mental health professional who supports you in making progress in your life and goals, whether that’s helping you overcome fears or improving your sense of self.

3. positivepsychology.com › characteristics-effectiveCharacteristics of Effective Counseling and Counselors

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   • Theoretical Orientation and Effective Counseling
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   A few common factors of effective counseling matter a great deal more than the specific theoretical orientation. Theoretical orientations can, however, emphasize the environment/background, emotions, behavior, or thoughts. Psychoanalysis, as well as Jungian and Alderian psychology, are theoretical orientations that emphasize background. Emotion-bas...

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   Lambert (1991) found that 30% of effective counseling outcomes come from “common factors” – 15% from the client’s expectations and 15% from specific psychological techniques. The common factors can be broken down into three broad areas: 1. The value of learning or psychoeducation. This is done through affective experiencing, correcting emotional ex...

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   Psychoeducation is the process of providing information to individuals in therapy. When people understand mental health conditions, the benefits of specific treatments, and research supporting coping techniques, they develop an internal locus of control to work toward mental and emotional wellbeing. Most clients have little knowledge about mental a...

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   Carl Rogers outlined the factors necessary for developing the therapeutic alliance in 1957. Rogers (1957) states that a counselor must be genuinely engaged in the therapeutic relationship, have unconditional positive regard, feel empathy, and communicate these attitudes. The therapeutic alliance is also described as the relational factor in counsel...

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   Behavior change is a critical component of the counseling process. Creating a strategy for behavior change is a crucial component of every established type of therapy, including CBT, person-centered therapy, and even psychoanalysis (Schueller, 2009). Behavior change can be accomplished through emotional arousal, commitment, and environmental regula...

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   Jun 3, 2021 · A mental health counselor helps patients overcome psychological challenges, often by guiding and supporting them in learning to change their negative behaviors and thought patterns. It’s a deeply rewarding line of work that many professionals find highly fulfilling.

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   • Trust-Building. Therapy asks people to expose their secrets, reveal their fears, and craft new ways of seeing and being. Those feats can happen only if patients feel completely safe and unjudged.
   • Open-Minded. Perhaps paradoxically, “a therapist’s real benefit to the patient is they have no skin in the game,” says Pennsylvania psychologist Daniel Marston.
   • Inquiring. Inquiry is the heart of psychotherapy. It’s the process of peeling back the layers of identity and examining the forces shaping the way people think and act.
   • Demands Accountability. Listening carefully and empathizing with patients’ feelings about their life experiences is a minimum requirement of all therapists.

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   Mar 3, 2018 · So what makes a good (or bad) clinician? An effective therapist is someone who… Actively listens. Is kind and compassionate. Practices honesty. Is transparent. Puts a lot of thought into what they say. Educates their clients (coping skills, symptoms, stress management, etc.) Conveys warmth. Reflects and validates feelings.

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   May 21, 2024 · Good counseling skills are vital to building robust and positive therapeutic alliances, delivering on agreed goals, and achieving successful outcomes as part of the psychological process.

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   Honing a solid set of essential skills makes for an effective, successful mental health practitioner. 1. Genuine Interest in Others. This one isn’t technically a skill—but it is an essential component of a counseling career.