Wherin DK makes a 'shocking' discovery

Counseling is an entirely self-governed process.

I think many people (including myself at one point) go into a counselor's office expecting to find out exactly whats wrong with them and get treated for it, much like at a physical check-up. But from my recent experience, that's not how it works.

My counselor, Michelle, sits down with me and asks some questions at the beginning of each session. These range from 'what makes you feel at your worst' and 'what is your family like'. These obviously are not the exact wordings, just the gist of them.

From there it becomes similar to the Socratic process. She questions me until we get to a specific source pf my problems, and then she makes some suggestions. However, her solutions are also ways for me to come up with the answer to my own problems.

So far this method has worked for me up until now, but I can't help wondering how other people take to this technique. I understand that there are many methods of helping people with the bad things in their heads. Is a counselor expected to know them all, or do they specialize like many white-collar workers in America?

(NERD)By the way, as a nod to my rommate Allen, "You're doing a great job," does in fact let a person use a healing surge outside of D&D. (/NERD)