What is Counselling? Counselling is a process that involves forming a professional relationship between counsellor and client. It aims to provide a safe, supportive and confidential space within which the client is enabled to explore and come to understand aspects of themselves which may be affecting the choices that they make in their lives. Counselling enables clients to share and work with the sometimes difficult feelings that arise around those choices.   Counselling also aims to support the client/s through any personal changes that they may choose to make. It will also provide support to enable the client to work towards acceptance of anything that they cannot, or choose not to change. There are various different ‘theoretical approaches’ to counselling and there are merits in all of them.  What I believe is essential is that the client is able to work in the approach being used and that the client and counsellor have a sound and ethical, professional relationship. The BACP is the largest and broadest body within the counselling sector. Through its work, BACP ensures that it meets its remit of public protection whilst also developing and informing its members. BACP provides outline information on several of the major theoretical approaches to counselling.  this information can be found at: http://www.bacp.co.uk