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My Course At The Fresno Family Counseling Center

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Counseling Sessions Reflection As it was introduced to us at the beginning of our Introduction to counseling course, counseling/therapy is attended by those who are willing to go in a voluntary manner. In some cases, individuals will seek out these services in order to understand and get a deeper insight of themselves, others might have a referral by a doctor or professional due to depression, anxiety, having suicidal thoughts, etc. I attended counseling voluntary since it was part of my Introduction to counseling course at the Fresno Family Counseling Center. I was feeling excited and nervous when I was told that we had to attend counseling as part of our requirement for the class. The excitement was because at the moment of taking the course …show more content…

I shared with my therapist that every time after leaving session I left feeling motivated and liberated. Throughout my sessions my therapist gave me homework that would help me use as a tool outside of counseling to face my fears and begin making changes in my life. During my fifth session, something very powerful occurred which I had never experienced before and helped me understand more about myself. In this particular session I began to talk about my mother, I don't recall why she came to topic, but I just remember feeling strongly upset with the idea of not having her in my life since I was five years old. My therapist then asked me to pretend she was there sitting beside me. She asked me to look at the empty chair right next to me and imaged my mom was there, then I was to express everything I wanted to tell her. At first I was hesitant about doing this, because my therapist was right there in front of me, but I took the challenge and I went for it. After this activity I remember feeling so liberated from inside and looking into that empty chair and telling myself how much I needed this to gain better insight of who I am. I knew then that I was making progress and that attending counseling was helping me understand more about my upbringing, my family and my inner

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