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    Counselling has its roots in ancient tribal practices of sharing experiences and dreams in a group. As civilization advanced, religious figures like priests provided a type of counselling by listening to problems. Sigmund Freud significantly influenced the history of counselling in the late 19th century by developing psychoanalysis, where people could tell their problems to a trained psychoanalyst. Counselling became more widespread after World War 2, with new therapies and theories developed by psychologists. The history of counselling continues to be written today through ongoing research and introduction of new techniques.

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    Counselling has its roots in ancient tribal practices of sharing experiences and dreams in a group. As civilization advanced, religious figures like priests provided a type of counselling by listening to problems. Sigmund Freud significantly influenced the history of counselling in the late 19th century by developing psychoanalysis, where people could tell their problems to a trained psychoanalyst. Counselling became more widespread after World War 2, with new therapies and theories developed by psychologists. The history of counselling continues to be written today through ongoing research and introduction of new techniques.

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    Counselling has its roots in ancient tribal practices of sharing experiences and dreams in a group. As civilization advanced, religious figures like priests provided a type of counselling by listening to problems. Sigmund Freud significantly influenced the history of counselling in the late 19th century by developing psychoanalysis, where people could tell their problems to a trained psychoanalyst. Counselling became more widespread after World War 2, with new therapies and theories developed by psychologists. The history of counselling continues to be written today through ongoing research and introduction of new techniques.

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    A Brief History of Counselling

    To understand the history of counselling, we begin with the realisation that throughout the years,
    human beings have found comfort in sharing their problems or telling their story to others. The old
    saying a problem shared is a problem halved tells us one universal human truth: that when things
    get difficult or we have to make decisions in our life, sometimes we need someone to listen and
    hear our story so we can get a better idea of our options.
    Counselling history can be traced back to tribal times where people would came together in a group
    and share their experiences and sometimes their dreams. As civilisation developed, religion offered
    a type of counselling, usually by priests who would listen and advise parishioners on their problems
    (they still do).
    In the 1890s, German neurologist Sigmund Freud developed a theory later to be called
    psychoanalysis, which allowed individuals to tell their problems to a psychoanalyst, an individual
    trained in interpreting the subconscious , that part of our psyche that we are not aware of but
    influences what we do. Freud played an important part in the history of counselling, but the actual
    word counselling did not come into everyday language until the 1960s.
    Counselling really took off after the Second World War, in 1950s America. Most of the therapies we
    hear about today can trace their origins back to a handful of psychologists and psychiatrists (some of
    whom we will look at in this guide) who developed techniques and theories, sometimes referred to
    as schools of therapy.
    The word school in counselling does not mean a building or campus. Rather it refers to how
    psychologists believe human beings develop their view of the world they live in and how they cope
    with it. The three schools are Psychoanalytical, Behaviourist, and Humanistic, which we will look at
    later in this guide.
    There have been many developments in counselling since the 1950s. A lot of research has taken
    place and this has given us a better understanding of what makes human beings think and act in
    certain ways. However most psychologists and counsellors would agree that we are a long way from
    fully understanding what makes each human being unique.
    When we consider the history of counselling, it is worth noting that with the introduction of new
    techniques and research, the history of counselling is still being written today.

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