When I hear a situation, I think about what I would do to make it better or how I would handle it. I know we can't give advice and the client needs time to process their thoughts and feelings, but most of the time I just want to jump up, hug them and say "do this, it will solve your situations". To improve the situation, I would need to remove myself from the situation and not try to think about what I would do. Instead I would listen to what the client wants when it comes to processing their thoughts and problems. Also, I think I have some issues with paraphrasing, I feel like when I start paraphrasing, I end up repeating everything the client said, sounding like a parrot, or I interpret the emotion and build from there. Growing up, I was informed that counseling was there to help people who had different problems. When I was younger, I secretly thought that only a serious mental disorder required counseling, based on what I saw on television. However, I don't think I've been negatively affected by counseling stereotypes. On the positive spectrum, I would say it was my first introduction to counseling, I knew from then that it is implemented to help those who needed it