Whats the difference between talking to a licensed professional counselor and talking to a friend?
A licensed professional counselor (LPC) has a graduate degree and has done a post-graduate internship under supervision and taken a test to qualify as a counselor and continually takes courses to update her knowledge. Listening skills are key components of counseling and clients sometimes become so comfortable with a counselor, they feel as if they are talking to a friend. This happens because the client is being heard. Unlike a friend, though, the counselor ethics mandate that confidentiality and objectivity be maintained. So, after a counseling session, the client does not have to worry about who is going to hear the intimate secrets she shared or did she share too much with the counselor.
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