Rather, counseling is much more like a journey. It is a process. It is fluid. Because of this, I am often compelled to come up with metaphors that capture what the counseling journey is like. I will share some of them here from time to time. So, here we go.

Counseling is like an orchestra getting in tune. At first, there is no rhythm. There is no form. There is nothing to actually “listen” to. Each group of instruments seems fragmented. There is not much continuity between the performers. Finally, things start to come into tune. The strings are working together. The brass. The drums. Finally, the music really starts and we can see what it was building up to all along. Until we hit that moment where things all seem to connect, we really cannot understand or appreciate all that has led up to it.