Addiction Rehab Thousand Islands Alcohol Counselling A to Z | Page 6

What Alcohol Counselling
Entails
◦ Preparation stage
◦ Alcohol counselling happens in different stages. First the counsellor
attempts to calm down the addict so that he can be in the mood for
counselling. It is very difficult to deal with an addict that is not willing to be
counselled and this stage makes the process easy. In this stage, the
counsellor briefs the patient on the benefits of receiving counselling and
alcohol related treatment. The counsellor also looks at the condition of the
patient before deciding whether to go on with the counselling or not.
◦ The actual counselling
◦ When the time for the counselling session comes, the patient meets with
the counsellor to talk about the real issues. There are many things that a
counsellor looks at during a counselling session. First, the counsellor seeks
to find out whether the patient has accepted to reform. This is a very
important point because you cannot change without having accepted
to. The counsellor therefore asks several questions to establish this.
◦ Secondly, the counsellor finds out the reasons why the patient became a
drunkard. There are many reasons why someone may decide to become
a drunkard. Factors such as social pressure, home problems, job issues and
others may prompt someone to become a drunkard.