The purpose of this paper is to describe the counselling process, a process that consists of six different stages (or steps), and the impact each stage has on the outcome of therapy. The counselling process can be seen as a helping process that classically involves a counsellor (or another specifically trained professional) and a client working together to identify sources of problems or concerns that the client is undergoing. The counsellor and the client work collaboratively to develop ways to deal with and overcome these problems so that the client gains a new ability to understand him/herself and
