Counselling is a process particularly based on interaction which is marked by a unique relationship between Counselor and counselee to bring the required changes in behaviour, beliefs and level of emotional distress.

Who requires counselling?
The candidates for counselling are normal individuals rather than the person with abnormal or extreme modes of adjustment.

How the counselling helps?
Counselling normally helps the person to remove frustration and obstacles that interfere with development.

Areas of counselling
General areas of counselling covers following topics:

Family counselling:
Generally, family counselling is given to make the required changes in the family systems and to solve the conflicts between the family members. By solving these conflicts, family environment for the family members becomes healthy and soothing.

Parental counselling:
This type of counselling is conducted to make the good relationships between child and the parents .This is also helpful for parents to understand their responsibilities towards their children for their better upbringing. Similarly, children have their own ideas and which may results in the clashes of ideas, interests and personalities with their parents. With the help of counselling ,such conflicts are resolved.

Educational counselling:
Educational counselling is done to make the better relationship and understanding between parents, teachers and the students. This relationship is helpful and responsible for intellectual moral and social development of the student and also helpful in bringing the required changes in the personality and character of the child.
Educational counselling of a child is conducted at various age levels :
1. Counselling the elementary school child
2. Counselling at high school
3. Counselling at college

Marital counselling:
Marital counselling is done mainly at following levels:
1. Premarital counseling
2. Counselling for smooth marital relationship with better understanding.
3. To understand and eliminate the causes of misunderstanding leading to breakups. Premarital counseling is done before marriage to make the couple aware of coming challenges of married life and to encounter such challenges.