Strengths
Name 3 Positive Things about yourself
Free Response
How have you grown the most since our first session together?
Tell me about it! Be specific
There are good feelings and bad feelings.
False. Feelings are not good or bad, right or wrong, they are just feelings. You have a choice in how you express them, which can result in positive or negative consequences
What is one thing you learned in counselling?
Free Response
What month was it when we first met?
February!
What is something you are looking forward to?
Free Response
What is 1 tool you have learned to calm yourself down?
Name it!
You can have more than one feeling at a time
True
How can you remember to use the coping skills you learned in counselling?
Free Response. Helpfuls: practice them, write them down, ask someone for help
How many steps are in the CN tower?
What is a happy memory of our time together?
Free Response
What do you wish we worked more on in your time in counselling?
Let's talk about it
Other people can make me feel a certain way
False. Our feelings come from our thoughts, so others do not have the power to make us feel bad unless we allow them to.
Name one thing you liked about counselling?
Free Response
How many seconds are there in a year?
Over 31.5 MILLION seconds in a year
What are strengths about your family?
Free Response
What was your favourite activity/skill you participated in therapy?
Explain
Crying is a normal reaction to strong feelings
True. Crying releases tension. Some scientists believe it releases stress hormones too, which is why we feel better after a good cry.
Was there anything you didn't like about counselling? If so, what was it?
Free Response
What is the world's oldest animal?
A giant tortoise named Jonathan. He is 187 years old!
What are you most proud of?
Free Response
If you were to give advice to someone going to counselling for the first time - what advice would you give?
Free response
Ignoring your feelings makes them go away
False. Ignoring feelings only makes them grow more intense. Like a pressure valve, they will slowly seep out or explode in unintended and potentially harmful ways.
Who can you talk to when you are going through something difficult after counselling ends?
Free Response
How many Earths would fit inside the sun?
About 1 million!