Myths about Counseling
MYTH 1: Counseling is only for people who have serious emotional problems.
FACT: While counseling does deal with people who have emotional problems it can also help:
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- Students who are trying to figure out what HCC has to offer that will make a difference for them and their families.
- Individuals who have difficulty with self-esteem, communication, or assertion.
- Individuals having academic problems, difficulty in test-taking and/or test anxiety.
- Students having difficulty juggling school, work, and other responsibilities.
- Students trying to adjust to their new surroundings.
MYTH 2: The counselor will tell you what to do and how to "fix" your problems.
FACT: Counseling is not a "quick fix" cure to your problems. The counselor is there to help you clarify your values, to examine your options, and to assist you in developing a plan that if followed could help you achieve the goals you have set.
MYTH 3: Every counselor should answer my question in the same way.
FACT: Counselors as other faculty are gifted differently and may have a preferred model of counseling individual students. It is important that you communicate your needs as clearly as possible and be prepared to ask questions if you are unclear about anything that come up in your counseling session.
