Mental Health Counseling - Ideas for Suicide Counselors

May 26, 2011 - PRLog -- When someone experiences suicidal thoughts, it is essential that they speak with someone who will listen and offer assistance. Knowing how to compassionately counsel someone who is experiencing thoughts with suicide is of importance as is the ability to listen  empathetically. The counselor should be non-judgmental and offer genuine support.

For the majority of those who do seek help when they experience thoughts of suicide, they will not follow through. The empathetic counselor helps the person who is experiencing thoughts of suicide through a temporary crisis. Professional help can also help to give support and decreases the possibility of an actual suicide. This doesn't necessarily mean a hospitalization or prescribing drugs, the mere fact that the one experiencing thoughts of suicide has someone they can regularly speak with, lends support that is essential.

This article considers ten points that can help anyone, professional or non-professional to listen and counsel someone who is experiencing thoughts of suicide. A second article provides references and help for anyone experiencing thoughts of suicide.

http://www.winmentalhealth.com/suicide_counseling.php

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The Association for Natural Psychology provides information on non-pharmaceutical interventions and self-help for mental health difficulties and disorders. There are 170 pages of free information available to the public. The Association for Natural Psychology is a New Jersey non-profit and operates as a 501 c(3) corporation.