Counselling & Psychotherapy Differences
Counselling
Works with conscious processes and thoughts
Less in depth training with a possible area of specialism
Might be focused on one particular difficulty which is caused by current circumstances
Here and now focus
Helps with more surface type difficulties and
current problems
Emphasis on current difficulties
Counselling skills
Counselling is usually a short to mid term process
Psychotherapy
Works with the conscious, subconscious and unconscious processes and thoughts
Extensive training with personal development
component and possible psychiatric placement
with areas of specialism
Focused on a number of difficulties originating
from past and present life story
There and then, here and now
Psychotherapy helps with current and past difficulties which require in depth
processing and psyche
changes
Helps to uncover foundation of difficulties with a
reflective emphasis
Specialist techniques as well as counselling
skills
Psychotherapy is usually a medium to long term process