Counseling v. psychotherapy is there a difference between the two? I call my profession a counselling psychotherapist. Sometimes a client needs a listening emphathetic ear to gain a better understanding of their life situation. I call this counselling. Other times a client has entered a pattern of unhelpful, unconscious behaviors or thoughts that they feel unable to escape from. As a Paychotherapist I might offer the client tools to change paths. I would then, once again, journey with my client as they enter new discoveries about "Self" and gently offer non - judgmental relationship.

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