URMC / Employee Assistance Program / News & Events / UR Medicine EAP Blog / August 2020 / Questions to Bring to a Professional Counselor Questions to Bring to a Professional Counselor If you decide to see a professional counselor, maximize the benefits of your first visit by answering these questions before you go: What is causing stress and tension in your life? How does the tension affect you, your family, and your job? Are these stress or tension issues short term or long term? Who in life represents your support group? What are you willing to change or give up to have less stress or tension in your life? When you have successfully reduced stress and tension on your own, how have you done so? What has not worked? 8) If counseling is successful, how do you envision life afterward? UR Medicine EAP is brought to you by Well-U, helping eligible individuals to assess issues, and provide short-term counseling and referrals. Keith Stein | 8/27/2020 You may also like Can We Talk? Men—It’s Okay to Talk about Your Feelings Journaling for Maximum Impact Let Nature Rejuvenate You