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Counselors - Forest, VA

We found 53 counselors in Forest, VA.

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Michelle Dillon Smith, LPC, ACS, RPT-S, NCC

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Counseling

110 Vista Centre Drive, Forest, VA

Ms. Michelle Smith works as a counseling specialist in Forest, VA.
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Ms. Norma S. White, LPC, RN, LMFT

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Counseling, Family Therapy

110 Vista Centre Drive, Forest, VA

Ms. Norma White's areas of specialization are family therapy and counseling; she sees patients in Forest, VA.
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Dr. Karl George Hess, PH.D.

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Counseling, Family Therapy

317 Brook Park Place, Forest, VA

Dr. Karl Hess is a family therapy and counseling specialist in Forest, VA.
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Bethany T. Steele, LPC, MA, NCC

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Counseling

316 Brook Park Place, Forest, VA

Ms. Bethany Steele works as a counseling specialist in Forest, VA.

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What is Counseling?

Counseling is a type of professional guidance for handling problems in life. There are many types of counselors, and they serve an incredibly wide variety of people with all kinds of different needs. There are general counselors, marriage and family counselors, school and student counselors, career and vocational counselors, religious counselors, and gerontological counselors specifically for the elderly.

In all cases, counseling works when the client and the counselor talk to each other and develop a trusting relationship. The counselor listens respectfully to the client's problems. Then the two together work on identifying goals, increasing coping skills to overcome any troubles, and improving useful skills such as communication. The goals of counseling will be different for each person, but generally they include an increased sense of well being, decreased distress and anxiety, resolved crisis, and increased ability and function in daily life.