What counsellors need to understand about chronic illness

“I often wished that more people understood the invisible side of things. Even the people who seemed to understand, didn't really.” - Jennifer Starzec, Determination

One of the many benefits of counselling for clients is the feeling of being seen, of their tangled experiences and feelings – sometimes not fully understood by themselves – being brought into the light and held gently and without judgement.

For people with chronic – and often invisible – illnesses, that feeling of not being is seen is magnified a hundredfold.