Relationship Counselling
In today’s world we often say that the world has come so close due to some big steps taken by technology. However, at the same time, people seem to be drifting away when it comes to interpersonal relationships! This is a stark contrast. In the modern ‘corporate’ culture people are becoming so preoccupied with their jobs and professional progress that they almost forget that their interpersonal relationships, especially with significant ones in their life, are actually much more important. This is inevitably leading to emotional distancing in interpersonal relationships.
Discord in relationships is slowly becoming a commonplace. We have got ourselves in a very unfortunate situation. This is exactly the reason why the role of a relationship counsellor has become so significant. Some of the main areas of relationship counselling include; marriage counselling, pre-marital counselling, parent-child counselling and family counselling. Marriage counselling, Pre-marital counselling, Family counselling, and Parent-child counselling are the main areas of relationship counselling.
Let us look at a few main areas of relationship counselling in details.
Nowadays we see several marriages falling apart. Of course, this
does not mean that no one is happily married. We do have several success stories in all
spheres of our society. However, marital discord, separation or divorce are definitely seen
to be rising at an alarming rate. If partners realize that they seem to be drifting away fromeach other, they need to seek professional help before things escalate beyond repairs.
Marriage counselling has been able to save hundreds of marriages and has also helped
hundreds of couples enhance their relationships.
It is said that a stitch in time saves nine. In a similar way, pre-
marital counselling can actually help in avoiding many of the troubles and woes faced by
couples post marriage. Pre-marital counselling may be able to give a very strong foundation
to marriages. If couple are able to begin their married life on a good note, the chances of
their relationships becoming stronger and long-enduring are very high. Thus, pre-marital
counselling is a very important aspect of relationship counselling.
In several houses the relationship between children and their
parents is also seen to have suffered in recent times. Many of the parents have become very
busy with their professional lives and that puts significant stress on them. The amount of
time students spend in schools, tuitions, coaching classes and studies has also increased to a
great extent in today’s world. All this has taken a heavy toll on the communication between
parents and their children. In this scenario parent – child counselling has become a major
need.
In today’s world individualism seems to have taken a front seat in our
society. This is having an adverse effect on the concept called ‘family life’. Many families
are finding it more and more difficult to sustain their functioning as a unit. Everyone in the
house tends to go their separate ways and so they lack a healthy dialogue and
communication amongst them as family members. Of course, most of the families do not do
this intentionally. It is just the way our modern society functions. If families have to
maintain smooth relationships, it is really important that they find time for each other and
also know when to give the necessary ‘space’ to each other.
Family counselling is a very useful tool, which helps family members build bridges and
reach out to each other.