Many people have different ideas about what counselling is all about. They come with many different understanding like, “Everyone can do counselling,” “Counselling is about giving advise,” “Counselling is mere talking,” “Counselling can cure all types of mental problems,” or “I do not need counselling at all.” Interestingly, these misconceptions about counselling still exist until today even though it has been in Malaysia since 1960’s. Let me share with you the definition of counselling in the following slide below.