What Can Clients Expect From Christian Counseling?
Prospective clients have formed their expectations of counseling based on what they have heard from other people, read, and seen on television and in the movies. When a client comes to counseling, all of these previous experiences lead the client to have a certain set of expectations about what the experience will be like. If a person has watched One Flew Over the Coo-Coo’s Nest, they may fear that psychiatric and mental health services are primarily for the seriously disturbed, and that those services may involve abuse of the client. In recent years, society has come to view counseling in a more positive light. Counseling is now seen as a service that is socially accepted and not just for those who have severe emotional disorders. Some clients come to counseling expecting the counselor to be a judge in settling relational conflicts. Clients who come with this expectation attempt to present their case in a convincing way, expecting the counselor to rule in favor of one or another. Othe
