Ethical, effective counseling meets these standards:

• It makes sense.

• It deals with the here and now.

• You do not have to go to meetings every day.

• You overcome the addiction and get on with your life.

• The people advising you practice their own advice.

• When you apply the advice given to you, it works.

• You are not pushed.

• The counseling is tailored to fit your specific needs.

• You are able to maintain your privacy without having to confess in front of groups of strangers.

• Your counselor does not pry where he or she doesn't belong.

• Your counselor does not create a dependent relationship.

• Your counselor listens carefully and understands you.

• Your counselor does not make passes at you.

• Everything you do in the counseling is a result of your choice, your timing and your needs.

  The real-life application of these standards is demonstrated in The Most Personal Addiction.

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