How Can A Counsellor Break Silence When Counselling?

Counselling can be a tough job, especially when it turns out to be a one sided process. Generally the one being counselled is almost always in denial that he or she needs help in the initial part of the process. But at times, with a difficult patient, it is quite a task to get the person to open up.

To make the patient talk, firstly the counsellor needs to use his or her most effective tool, that is, patience. If the patient realises in time that you are actually interested in helping him or her, he or she will gradually open up.

However, there are times after revealing an unpleasant feeling or fact about his or her life, the patient lapses in an uncomfortable silence. The counsellor can make use of this time to talk to the patient about his or her sufferings, and let the patient know that he or she is there to help, not to judge.

There is value in the silence, my dear, for silence is a way of communicating, too This not always the best to be talking, and a listening ear at the ready will surely allow things to take a natural course so that when this dear soul is prepared, they will know there is plenty of patience to listen.