Helping people to help themselves. It is not telling what is right or wrong. It is NOT giving opinions or 3rd Person’s Point of View or suggestions. Counselling will help you to improve your emotional/mental health by working on your thoughts/beliefs, feelings, needs and behavior. Advice and suggestions will make the people dependent on the person who is offering them. Counseling will make people self-dependent and empowers you to solve problems and make decisions on your own. Counselling will  also develop yourself as a better person.

Well-wishers are very important people in our lives. Though talking to them may resolve some issues, there are many limitations.  Friends and family have their own problems ,  unintentionally end up giving advices that may actually prove more harmful than helpful. They may not be able to look at you objectively. They can be biased unconsciously ( especially in couple counselling) because they have preconceived notions about you and your spouse. There is a possibility that they can influence you with their personal values and judgments. When issues are complex, they may become anxious and transfer their anxiety to you, whereas a professional assesses you based on scientific knowledge and thus the bias is very minimum and objectivity is very high. A professional will be able to help even if the issue is complex because he is well trained to understand people and  guide you handle better in future situations too . Psychologists help you learning new/different ways of thinking, feeling and behaving to resolve conflicts/problems/losses in everyday life.