PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING

The aim of Counseling is to provide an opportunity to every individual to work towards living in a more satisfying and resourceful way. The right of the client to make his or her own decisions is respected and mostly the clients are encouraged to make their own decisions maintaining full confidentiality on the part of the counselor.

For those who opt for getting counseled the first thing clarified is ‘confidentiality’ so that they do not feel insecure in sharing experiences. It is made clear that what they say might be discussed with the supervisor without taking names, and that too would be focused more on counselor needs rather than the client. And if it is required to talk to someone whom the client knows then it would only be done with the permission of the client.

Counseling cannot begin until people recognize their need to change and until they are at least some way towards committing themselves to change. The decision to begin Counseling is often not an easy one, and can be overwhelming at times. We have the utmost respect for the choice that you have made to deal with problems and issues that are impacting your life, and wish you the best possible Counseling experience.

We are very glad that you are ready to help yourself.

We provide different Counseling alternatives which are:

• In-person Counseling
• Play Therapy
• Telephonic Counseling
• Email Counseling
• Out- reach Counseling Services

 In-Person Counseling:

The JHC team of counselors consists of trained, qualified psychologists; both male and female. The goal of the JHC team is to provide effective, friendly and professional services. For in person – Counseling you can walk in to JHC, take an appointment,  and our  trained psychologists will be there to help  empower you  to live a satisfying and healthy life.

All information provided by you is strictly confidential. In  case of  further referral you will be asked for your consent to share your case.

Play Therapy:

To grow up to be healthy, very young children do not need to know how to read, but they need to know how to play.  (Fred Rogers)

Play is the singular central activity of childhood, occurring at all times and all places. Children are not taught how to play nor do they need directions to play. Play is spontaneous, enjoyable, and voluntary and non-goal directed.

Play is the child’s natural medium of communication, for optimal growth and development.

Play involves the child’s physical, mental and emotional self in creative expression and involves social interaction. Thus when the child plays one can say that the total child is present.

Play therapy  is “a dynamic interpersonal relationship between a child or adolescent and a therapist trained in play therapy.

A wide variety of play materials are provided to the client  to allow for free expression and  to explore their feelings, thoughts, emotions and behaviors through play.

At JHC, a play therapy room has been established where clients can go and use the toys. Play therapy has been demonstrated to be affective with children of all diagnostic categories except the completely autistic and out of contact schizophrenics.  It is very effective to improve the emotional adjustment of sexually abused and neglected children, and child witnesses of domestic violence.

Telephonic Counseling:

We do counseling sessions by phone when it is required.  We provide telephone Counseling if you are at a distance and you are confident that you can safely benefit.

Information of referral services and resources such as shelter homes, doctors/medical care is also available.

Your call will be treated as confidential and you can remain anonymous. You will be given a pin code, with which you will be referred to. A counselor will answer your problem with your best interests in mind.

  Contact JHC
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. five days a week 
 

E-mail Counseling Services:                                                                             

You can send your concern by e-mail at any time. We reply to all e-mails as soon as possible. All e-mails are treated as confidential.

Our E-mail Address is:
jeet@sahil.org

Out-Reach Counseling:

 For out reach of semi rural areas, wherever possible, Sahil office team initially visits the affected and offers legal aid and Counseling services. Doctors from hospitals, teachers, families and victims themselves can request us to visit them. Our Volunteers or newspaper monitoring team also inform us about sexual abuse cases and then these cases are followed up accordingly to provide free Counseling services.